Nickel prices rose on Thursday, as the US dollar fell against its major peers.
US President Joe Biden revealed recently a massive plan to spend nearly $2 trillion on infrastructure.
Countries around the world are ramping up their efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
Car manufacturers continue to secure their nickel supplies, as it heavily used in the manufacturing of its electric vehicles batteries.
The dollar index fell against a basket of currencies by 0.1% to 92.3 points as of 13:38 GMT, after it hit a high of 92.4 points and a low of 92.2 points.
As of 13:49 GMT, nickel spot futures rose 3.9% to $16,637 per tonne.