Nickel futures have been trading above $17000 per tonne since December 10th, close to the highest level since October of 2019, amid increasing demand from Chinese steel mills, as the economy rebounds from the coronavirus-hit. Adding to the upward pressure, demand for battery-grade nickel continues to surge from producers in Germany and Indonesia.

Historically, Nickel reached an all time high of 54050 in May of 2007. Nickel - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on December of 2020.

Nickel is expected to trade at 16662.91 USD/MT by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 14562.84 in 12 months time.

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Nickel
Nickel futures are available for trading in The London Metal Exchange (LME). The standard contact has a weight of 6 tonnes. Nickel is mainly used in the production of stainless steel and other alloys and can be found in food preparation equipment, mobile phones, medical equipment, transport, buildings, power generation. The biggest producers of nickel are Philippines, Russia, Canada, New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, Cuba and Colombia. The nickel prices displayed in Trading Economics are based on over-the-counter (OTC) and contract for difference (CFD) financial instruments. Our nickel prices are intended to provide you with a reference only, rather than as a basis for making trading decisions. Trading Economics does not verify any data and disclaims any obligation to do so. .
Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Crude Oil
USD/Bbl
 49.0700 0.71 1.47% 5.37% 17.56% -19.81% Dec/18
Brent
USD/Bbl
 52.2800 0.78 1.51% 4.62% 18.28% -21.26% Dec/18
Natural gas
USD/MMBtu
2.7090 0.07 2.77% 4.55% 4.51% 26.10% Dec/18
Gasoline
USD/Gal
 1.3962 0.01 0.58% 6.77% 20.10% -18.67% Dec/18
Heating oil
USD/Gal
 1.5087 0.01 0.90% 5.00% 18.73% -25.54% Dec/18
Ethanol
USD/Gal
 1.3200 0.00 0.00% 0.00% -5.04% -5.52% Dec/18
Naphtha
USD/T
 435.64 2.42 0.56% 2.53% 19.07% -18.74% Dec/18
Propane
USD/Gal
 0.64 0.01 2.22% 9.05% 18.23% 45.29% Dec/18
Uranium
USD/Lbs
 30.1000 0.00 0.00% 1.18% 3.97% 21.13% Dec/18

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Gold
USD/t.oz
 1,881.04 4.83 -0.26% 2.28% 0.73% 23.08% Dec/18
Silver
USD/t.oz
 25.770 0.28 -1.07% 7.77% 6.98% 43.01% Dec/18
Platinum
USD/t.oz
 1,036.20 8.02 -0.77% 2.71% 8.92% 7.60% Dec/18

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Soybeans
USd/Bu
 1,217.7500 18.75 1.56% 5.09% 3.66% 27.24% Dec/18
Wheat
USd/Bu
 607.0000 1.75 -0.29% -0.21% 2.58% 8.13% Dec/18
Cheese
USD/Lbs
 1.6270 0.00 -0.12% -1.21% -32.99% -9.81% Dec/18
Palm Oil
MYR/T
 2,639.00 13.00 0.50% 0.73% -8.05% -4.59% Dec/18
Milk
USD/CWT
 15.64 0.01 0.06% -0.95% -32.35% -8.32% Dec/18
Coffee
USd/Lbs
 123.70 1.35 -1.08% 4.12% 2.53% -2.68% Dec/18
Wool
AUD/100Kg
 1,171.00 0.00 0.00% -2.25% 1.04% -24.84% Dec/18
Lumber
USD/1000 board feet
 850.30 10.20 1.21% 6.96% 37.83% 109.07% Dec/18
Cotton
USd/Lbs
 77.04 0.15 -0.19% 4.00% 11.14% 11.22% Dec/18
Canola
CAD/T
 624.00 8.80 1.43% 5.12% 9.03% 32.34% Dec/18
Rice
USD/cwt
 12.5550 0.03 -0.24% 0.68% 0.92% -2.94% Dec/18
Tea
USD/Kgs
 2.95 0.00 0.00% 1.72% 8.86% 18.00% Dec/18
Rubber
JPY/Kg
 274.00 4.00 1.48% 17.60% 11.79% 55.51% Dec/18
Oat
USd/Bu
 337.7500 1.00 0.30% -2.03% 13.62% 13.34% Dec/18
Sugar
USd/Lbs
 14.43 0.25 -1.70% 0.00% -5.56% 9.90% Dec/18
Cocoa
USD/T
2,506.00 35.00 -1.38% -8.77% -14.03% -1.03% Dec/18
Orange Juice
USd/Lbs
 117.80 2.15 1.86% 1.51% -7.90% 24.20% Dec/18
Corn
USd/BU
 437.0000 4.75 1.10% 3.01% 3.43% 12.85% Dec/18

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Beef
BRL/Kg
 17.11 0.08 -0.47% -0.81% -10.14% 18.98% Dec/18
Poultry
BRL/Kgs
 5.71 0.00 0.00% -4.67% -12.42% 6.73% Dec/18
Feeder Cattle
USd/Lbs
 140.4500 0.53 -0.37% 0.52% 2.69% -2.90% Dec/18
Lean Hogs
USd/Lbs
 65.8000 0.38 0.57% 1.74% 3.30% -8.04% Dec/18
Live Cattle
USd/Lbs
 110.4000 1.05 0.96% 1.52% 1.99% -12.08% Dec/18

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Copper
USD/Lbs
 3.6285 0.03 0.79% 2.86% 12.79% 28.80% Dec/18
Lithium
CNY/T
 39,000.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -21.21% Dec/18
Steel
CNY/T
 4,263.00 33.00 0.78% 3.45% 4.13% 13.92% Dec/17
Bitumen
CNY/T
 2,562.00 26.00 -1.00% 5.09% 13.66% -16.66% Dec/18
Coal
USD/T
 83.25 0.50 0.60% 2.59% 29.57% 19.47% Dec/18
Palladium
USD/t.oz
 2,360.76 20.34 0.87% 1.82% 1.53% 21.72% Dec/18
Cobalt
USD/T
 32,200.00 0.00 0.00% 0.63% -0.60% -1.68% Dec/18
Lead
USD/T
 2,031.25 10.75 -0.53% -1.20% 3.49% 6.15% Dec/18
Aluminum
USD/T
 2,057.00 10.00 -0.48% 1.28% 3.48% 13.99% Dec/18
Tin
USD/T
 20,060.00 162.50 0.82% 2.75% 7.10% 16.70% Dec/18
Zinc
USD/T
 2,860.50 9.00 0.32% 2.67% 3.86% 23.83% Dec/18
Nickel
USD/T
 17,428.00 32.00 -0.18% 1.14% 10.35% 24.93% Dec/18
Molybdenum
USD/Kg
 23.50 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 6.58% Dec/18
Iron Ore
USD/T
 161.50 6.00 3.86% 3.19% 27.17% 75.54% Dec/18
Soda Ash
CNY/T
 1,400.00 0.00 0.00% -4.50% -22.94% -10.64% Dec/18
Neodymium
CNY/T
 595,000.00 0.00 0.00% -2.46% 18.41% 64.36% Dec/18
Iron Ore 62% fe
USD/T
 152.4900 1.12 0.74% 0.31% 24.14% 64.71% Dec/18
Rhodium
USD/t oz.
 16,500.00 0.00 0.00% 1.23% 6.80% 172.73% Dec/18
Manganese
CNY/T
 28.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -11.11% Dec/18

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly YTD Date
Baltic Dry
Index Points
 1,325.00 24.00 1.84% 9.41% 16.84% 35.76% Dec/18
CRB Index
Index Points
 176.86 1.02 0.58% 3.23% 7.37% -10.06% Dec/18
LME Index
Index Points
 3,502.30 0.00 0.00% 1.73% 8.38% 23.18% Dec/18
S&P GSCI
Index Points
 1,969.94 16.93 0.87% 3.63% 9.99% -24.00% Dec/18