新能源及有色金属日报：精炼镍升贴水上调，但盘面维持弱势-20250618

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided regarding the industry investment rating 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The refined nickel market shows a pattern of supply surplus with a weak and volatile futures market but rising spot premiums, and it is recommended to wait for short - term operations and maintain a long - term strategy of selling hedges at high prices [2][3] - The stainless - steel market is also in a weak and volatile state, with the weakening cost support of nickel - iron raw materials. It is also recommended to wait for short - term operations and maintain a long - term strategy of selling hedges at high prices [4][5] 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Nickel Variety Market Analysis - On June 17, 2025, the Shanghai nickel main contract 2507 opened at 119,740 yuan/ton and closed at 118,570 yuan/ton, a change of - 0.92% from the previous trading day's close, with a trading volume of 100,455 lots and an open interest of 83,823 lots [1] - The main contract 2507 continued to fluctuate narrowly, with the daily line closing in a negative line. The trading volume and open interest increased slightly. The green column area of the daily - line MACD began to expand slowly, and it may enter a weak and volatile stage in the short term. There was a top - divergence phenomenon around 123,000 on the 60 - minute line on June 6. The short - term resistance level is 122,000 - 123,000, and the support level of 119,000 has been broken, showing a bottom - divergence structure [2] - In the spot market, the morning quotation of Jinchuan nickel was lowered by 850 yuan/ton compared with the previous trading day, and the quotations of mainstream brands decreased. The spot trading of refined nickel was okay overall, and the premiums increased slightly. The premium of Jinchuan nickel changed by 100 yuan/ton to 2,600 yuan/ton, the premium of imported nickel remained at 350 yuan/ton, and the premium of nickel beans was - 450 yuan/ton. The previous trading day's Shanghai nickel warehouse receipts were 22,241 (- 109.0) tons, and the LME nickel inventory was 204,936 (1,986) tons [2] Strategy - The recent spot trading of refined nickel is relatively sluggish, and the supply surplus pattern still exists. The estimated upper limit of the recent range is 122,000 - 123,000, and the lower limit is around 118,000 - 119,000. It is recommended to suspend short - term operations to avoid systematic risks, and maintain the idea of selling hedges at high prices in the medium and long term [3] - Unilateral: Mainly operate within the range; Cross - period: None; Cross - variety: None; Futures - spot: None; Options: None [3] Stainless - Steel Variety Market Analysis - On June 17, 2025, the stainless - steel main contract 2508 opened at 12,540 yuan/ton and closed at 12,480 yuan/ton, with a trading volume of 105,310 lots and an open interest of 186,878 lots [3] - The main contract continued to fluctuate narrowly, with the daily line closing in a negative line. The trading volume of the 08 contract was basically flat compared with the previous trading day, and the open interest increased slightly. The green column area of the daily - line MACD did not expand further, and the short - term support level may be around 12,400. The resistance level is around 13,100 [4] - In the spot market, most merchants in the Foshan market reduced their prices by 100 yuan/ton for shipment compared with the previous trading day, and the market trading volume was average, with no sign of confidence recovery. According to Mysteel, the nickel - iron market quotation was basically flat compared with the previous trading day, and the seller's quotation was mostly 940 yuan/nickel (delivered to the factory including tax). It is expected that the nickel - iron price will run weakly in the short term. The stainless - steel price in the Wuxi market was 12,850 yuan/ton, and that in the Foshan market was also 12,850 yuan/ton, with the 304/2B premium ranging from 370 to 670 yuan/ton. The ex - factory average price of high - nickel pig iron decreased by 2.50 yuan/nickel point to 927.5 yuan/nickel point [4] Strategy - Due to the decline in the price of nickel - iron raw materials, the cost support of stainless - steel nickel - iron continues to weaken. It may continue to fluctuate weakly in the short term to seek strong support below. The estimated upper limit of the recent range is 13,000 - 13,100, and the lower limit is around 12,400 - 12,500. It is recommended to suspend short - term operations to avoid systematic risks, and maintain the idea of selling hedges at high prices in the medium and long term [5] - Unilateral: Neutral; Cross - period: None; Cross - variety: None; Futures - spot: None; Options: None [5]