MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) - Russian metals producer Nornickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and a major producer of refined nickel, said on Monday that its first-half nickel output slipped by 1% but its 2024 production guidance for both metals remains unchanged.

Nornickel said the first-half dip drop in nickel output was because of furnace repairs at its Nadezhda smelter. (Reporting by Gleb Bryanski Editing by David Goodman)