沪镍、不锈钢早报-20250821

Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Views - 沪镍: The external market rebounded after a decline, with significant pressure from the 20 - day moving average. The supply shortage of imported nickel has been alleviated to some extent. The cost line has slightly increased, and stainless - steel inventory continues to decline. New energy vehicle production and sales data are good, but the installed capacity of ternary batteries has decreased year - on - year. The long - term oversupply pattern remains unchanged. The 2510 contract is expected to fluctuate around the 20 - day moving average [2]. - 不锈钢: The spot price of stainless steel remains flat. The short - term nickel ore price is stable, and the shipping cost is firm. The nickel iron price has increased steadily, and the cost line has risen slightly. The stainless - steel inventory has decreased. Attention should be paid to the consumption situation during the "Golden September and Silver October" period. The 2510 contract is expected to have a wide - range fluctuation around the 20 - day moving average [4]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Price Overview - 镍: On August 20, the closing price of the Shanghai nickel main contract was 120,060 yuan, down 390 yuan from the previous day; the LME nickel price was 15,045 yuan, down 15 yuan. The price of SMM1 electrolytic nickel was 120,900 yuan, down 750 yuan [11]. - 不锈钢: On August 20, the closing price of the stainless - steel main contract was 12,820 yuan, down 65 yuan from the previous day. The price of cold - rolled 304*2B stainless steel in major regions remained unchanged [11]. 3.2 Inventory - 镍: As of August 20, the LME nickel inventory was 209,346 tons, an increase of 18 tons; the Shanghai Futures Exchange nickel warehouse receipt was 22,559 tons, a decrease of 282 tons [14]. - 不锈钢: As of August 20, the stainless - steel futures warehouse receipt was 119,769 tons, a decrease of 2,334 tons. As of August 15, the national stainless - steel inventory was 1.0789 million tons, a decrease of 27,400 tons month - on - month [18][19]. 3.3 Raw Material Prices - 镍 ore: On August 20, the price of red - clay nickel ore with a Ni1.5% grade was 57 US dollars per wet ton, and the price of red - clay nickel ore with a Ni0.9% grade was 29 US dollars per wet ton, both remaining unchanged from the previous day [22]. - 镍 iron: On August 20, the price of high - nickel iron was 928.5 yuan per nickel point, an increase of 0.5 yuan; the price of low - nickel iron was 3,420 yuan per ton, remaining unchanged [22]. 3.4 Production Costs - 不锈钢: The traditional production cost was 12,896 yuan, the scrap - steel production cost was 13,584 yuan, and the low - nickel + pure - nickel production cost was 16,510 yuan [24]. 3.5 Import Costs - 镍: The imported price was converted to 121,436 yuan per ton [28]. 3.6 Influencing Factors - Likely to be Bullish: The expected consumption during the "Golden September and Silver October" period and the anti - involution policy [7]. - Likely to be Bearish: The domestic production continues to increase significantly year - on - year, there is no new growth point in demand, and the long - term oversupply pattern remains unchanged; the installed capacity of ternary batteries has decreased year - on - year [7].