Nickel price trend on July 1st

China imported 4.76mn t of coking coal in May, down by 23pc from 6.21mn t in April and down by 19pc from a year earlier.

China's steel sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points from May to 49.3 in June.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5944 yuan per ton on July 1.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5944 yuan per ton on June 29.

Nickel price trend on June 30th

LME nickel price trend on June 29th

According to latest data of Trade Statistics of Japan, in May, 2020, Japan imported 669.609 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%), down 18.07% from last month and down 77.8% year on year.