The year-on-year increases in August were attributed mainly to a rise in commercial vehicle demand in the month, market sources said.

Nickel price trend on September 21st

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5592 yuan per ton on September 21.

The US Department of Commerce adopted a final rule Sept. 11 to modernize the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system, it said in a statement.

LME nickel price trend on September 18th

LME nickel price trend on September 17th

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5614 yuan per ton on September 18.

China's investment in property rose 11.8% year on year to Yuan 1.31 trillion ($193.8 billion) in August.