1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - The nickel market has an oversupply situation with high inventories, and the nickel price is expected to remain in a low - level oscillation. However, the sharp reduction in nickel ore supply from the Philippines in the fourth quarter may lead to a rebound in nickel prices [2]. - The stainless - steel market has weak demand, accumulating inventories, and weakening cost support, and the stainless - steel price is expected to continue the bottom - level oscillation trend [4]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Nickel Variety Market Analysis - **Futures**: On November 4, 2025, the Shanghai nickel main contract 2512 opened at 120,800 yuan/ton and closed at 119,700 yuan/ton, a - 0.99% change from the previous trading day. The trading volume was 122,871 (+25,519) lots, and the open interest was 118,460 (9,789) lots. The contract showed a weak oscillation trend due to macro - factors such as the rising US dollar index, the Fed's hawkish remarks, and the uncertainty of Sino - US tariffs [1]. - **Nickel Ore**: The nickel ore market was calm, with stable prices. There was a supply - demand gap, and the market was in a wait - and - see state. In the Philippines, rainfall and typhoons may cause shipment delays. In Indonesia, the November (first - phase) domestic trade benchmark price is expected to drop by 0.12 - 0.18 US dollars, and the current mainstream premium is +26 [1]. - **Spot**: Jinchuan Group's Shanghai market sales price was 123,500 yuan/ton, a 200 - yuan increase from the previous trading day. The spot transaction was okay, and the spot premiums of each brand remained unchanged. The previous trading day's Shanghai nickel warehouse receipt volume was 30,952 (-254) tons, and the LME nickel inventory was 252,750 (0) tons [2]. Strategy - The nickel price is expected to remain in a low - level oscillation, but the situation of price rebound needs attention due to the sharp reduction in Philippine nickel ore supply in the fourth quarter. The recommended strategy is mainly range - trading for single - side operations, and there are no recommended strategies for inter - period, inter - variety, spot - futures, and options operations [2]. Stainless - steel Variety Market Analysis - **Futures**: On November 4, 2025, the stainless - steel main contract 2511 opened at 12,625 yuan/ton and closed at 12,545 yuan/ton. The trading volume was 111,422 (+3,760) lots, and the open interest was 76,075 (-4,171) lots. It showed a weak oscillation trend, similar to the Shanghai nickel trend, affected by macro - factors and the weakening nickel - iron price [2][3]. - **Spot**: Affected by the continuous decline in futures prices, the downstream's wait - and - see sentiment increased, and the actual transaction was still weak. The stainless - steel prices in Wuxi and Foshan markets remained unchanged, and the high - nickel pig iron ex - factory tax - included average price decreased by 1.00 yuan/nickel point to 921.5 yuan/nickel point [3][4]. Strategy - The stainless - steel price is expected to continue the bottom - level oscillation trend. The single - side strategy is neutral, and there are no recommended strategies for inter - period, inter - variety, spot - futures, and options operations [4].

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoint - The industrial silicon market currently faces oversupply, weak demand, high inventory levels, and the silicon price continues to fluctuate weakly [2] Summary by Related Catalogs Market Situation - Last week, the prices of some grades of industrial silicon in the market were weak, downstream purchasing was relatively active, and the situation of point - price transactions improved. The ex - factory price of East China oxygen - passing 553 silicon is 8500 - 8800 yuan/ton, and that of East China 421 silicon is 9300 - 9700 yuan/ton. On the futures side, the closing price of the main 2507 contract of industrial silicon last Friday was 7915 yuan, an increase of 0.25% or 20 yuan, with a single - day reduction of 5306 lots [1] Supply Side - Northern large factories will continue to resume production in the near future. It is expected that the eastern production area will gradually resume production to 40 submerged arc furnaces. Some factories in the south have prepared for furnace opening, and the start - up in the southwest is gradually increasing. The market is digesting the expected increase in supply during the wet season in advance, and the supply side is abundant [1] Demand Side - The three major downstream industries have increased the intensity of production reduction and shutdown, and the marginal demand continues to weaken, making it difficult to reverse the oversupply situation. The price of polysilicon is weakly stable, crystal - pulling factories purchase on demand with low enthusiasm and keep pressing prices. Leading silicon material enterprises strengthen price - stabilizing strategies, but the transaction prices are mostly close to the cost line and the trading scale is limited. The price of organic silicon is stable with limited market fluctuations, relying mainly on early - month orders, and the purchasing willingness is weak. The price of aluminum alloy ingots is temporarily stable, the general start - up rate of die - casting enterprises is low, the overall demand enters the off - season, and the purchasing willingness is insufficient [1] Inventory - On May 23, the warehouse receipt inventory of industrial silicon was 65,568 lots, an increase of 270 lots, and the total inventory of industrial silicon remains at a high level [1]