On Thursday, the Futures rebounded, and the market sentiment eased to some extent, leading to a small upward in spot prices.

The spot price of 72# ferrosilicon did not change much, and the price of 75# ferrosilicon declined due to the weakening of the downstream magnesium metal market.

HRC lead times in the Midwest increased to 4 weeks from 3-4 weeks.

This week, the ferrosilicon market maintained stable. The Futures market fluctuated after last week's rise.

The location of the second planned mill has not been announced.

At present, of the 17,244 tonnes of on-warrant nickel in LME warehouses in Rotterdam, briquette accounts for more than 92%.

A high backwardation continued to dampen import appetite, leading to thin liquidity, although offers were quoted higher.

Fastmarkets sources continued to insist that prices were in parity, as rare as the phenomenon is.