BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Nickel prices in Shanghai fell on Monday to a 14-month low, dragged down by weakening demand from the stainless steel sector and rising supplies.
The most-traded December nickel contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was down 3.8% to 124,200 yuan ($17,223.45) per metric ton as of 0159 GMT, the lowest since September 2022.
Three-month nickel on the London Metal Exchange slid 0.5% to $16,055 per ton, extending losses after hitting a two-and-half-year low last Friday.
Analysts attributed lacklustre demand for the metal to wider production cuts among Chinese stainless steel producers, the main consumer of nickel, and lower-than-expected consumption from electric vehicles.
Also weighing on the market were rising stocks of the metal, as domestic output has been on a steady uptrend this year with a capacity ramp-up.
SHFE nickel stocks rose 16.4% last Friday
Other base metals prices were mixed on Monday as investors turned their focus to U.S. inflation data, due Thursday. U.S. inflation is expected to slow to its lowest since mid-2021.
LME copper dipped 0.2% to $8,412 a ton, aluminium gained 0.6% at $2,229, tin increased 1.6% to $24,270, zinc little moved at $2,552.50, lead nudged down 0.3% to $2,190.
SHFE copper added 0.1% to 68,250 yuan a ton, aluminium climbed 0.6% to 18,925 yuan, zinc gained 0.2% to 21,100 yuan, lead slid 1.5% to 16,220 yuan, tin slipped 0.6% at 200,560 yuan.
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($1 = 7.2111 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)