Nickel price trend on July 1st

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.

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.

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

The profit growth of Chinese industrial firms was positive for the first time this year as economic order further normalized from the COVID-19 epidemic in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday.