Shanghai Metals Market

[SMM Nickel Sulphate Daily Review] December 19th: Weak Procurement Sentiment, Nickel Salt Prices Remain Stable

On December 19, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate index price was 27,112 yuan/mt, with the quotation range for battery-grade nickel sulphate at 27,380-27,480 yuan/mt, and the average price ...
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[SMM Nickel Midday Review] Nickel Prices Rebounded Sharply by Over 3% on December 19, US Unadjusted CPI Annual Rate Recorded 2.7% in November

(1) The US unadjusted CPI annual rate for November came in at 2.7%, lower than the market expectation of 3.1%; the US unadjusted core CPI annual rate for November was 2.6%, the lowest since March 2021 ...
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Year-end pressure on suppliers emerges, spot premiums/discounts further decline [SMM North China Spot Copper]

Today in North China, spot prices of #1 copper cathode against the front-month contract were at a discount of 470–350 yuan/mt, with an average discount of 410 yuan/mt, down 50 yuan/mt from the ...
Shanghai Metals Market

The most-traded SHFE tin contract hovered at highs, while spot market transactions stalled [SMM Tin Midday Review]

On the afternoon of December 19, 2025, the most-traded SHFE tin contract SN2601 closed at 339,520 yuan/mt, up 4,520 yuan from the previous day, a gain of about 1.35%. During the session, it once ...