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Nickel (NI) — Shanghai Futures prices (USD)

Price in ton (most active contract)
Displayed month
January 2026
Range: 2026-01-05 → 2026-01-09
Total change
Start open → End close
+3.18%
for January 2026
Daily data — January 2026
Date Active month Open (USD/ton) Close (USD/ton) Change
2026-01-09 2602 $19,536.78 $19,916.23 +1.94%
2026-01-08 2602 $20,936.80 $19,499.09 -6.87%
2026-01-07 2602 $20,547.84 $21,152.10 +2.94%
2026-01-06 2602 $19,188.26 $20,003.86 +4.25%
2026-01-05 2602 $19,302.67 $19,173.99 -0.67%

We show the most active contract each day (highest trading volume, with open interest as a tie-breaker) because that’s where liquidity and price discovery are best. That means fewer stale prints and a cleaner snapshot of what the market is actually trading.