沪镍、不锈钢早报-20250519

Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Views - 沪镍: The overall view of Shanghai nickel is that it will oscillate. In the short - term, the spot trading is poor, the downstream purchases on a need - basis, the ore price may be under pressure, and the stainless steel has a certain negative impact on the nickel price. Although the new energy vehicle data is good, the medium - and long - term oversupply pattern remains unchanged. The basis is positive, but the inventory and the position situation are negative [2]. - 不锈钢: The stainless steel is also expected to oscillate. The spot price is flat, the nickel ore price is falling, and the nickel iron price shows signs of stopping the decline. The basis is positive, but the inventory situation is negative [4]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Nickel and Stainless Steel Price Overview - 沪镍: On May 16, the closing price of the main contract of Shanghai nickel was 124,060, up 460 from the previous day. The nickel index on the Wuxi trading center was 124,000, down 1,050 [11]. - 不锈钢: The average price of stainless steel was 13,887.5, and the price remained unchanged compared with the previous day [4]. 3.2 Nickel and Stainless Steel Inventory - 沪镍: As of May 16, the LME nickel inventory was 195,222, a decrease of 3,924; the Shanghai Futures Exchange nickel warehouse receipts were 23,501, an increase of 157 [2][14]. - 不锈钢: On May 16, the national stainless steel inventory was 1.1083 million tons, a decrease of 4,700 tons from the previous period. The stainless steel futures warehouse receipts were 157,878, a decrease of 837 [4][18][19]. 3.3 Nickel Ore and Nickel Iron Price - On May 16, the price of red - soil nickel ore CIF (Ni1.5%) was 58.5 US dollars per wet ton, and the price of red - soil nickel ore CIF (Ni0.9%) was 31 US dollars per wet ton, both remaining unchanged from the previous day [22]. 3.4 Stainless Steel Production Cost - The traditional production cost of stainless steel was 13,256, the scrap steel production cost was 13,825, and the low - nickel + pure - nickel production cost was 17,005 [24]. 3.5 Nickel Import Cost - The converted import price of nickel was 127,134 yuan per ton [27].