Platts reported Citigroup says the global nickel market is basically misunderstood with consumer restocking likely to lift prices in the first quarter of 2013.

As quoted in the market news:

The bank said nickel prices had suffered this year due to a “fundamental” misunderstanding that suggests a significant surplus of new production coming on stream.

But it said this forecast surplus is unlikely to appear in the near-term.

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