Nickel prices rose on Thursday, as the US dollar held against its major peers, amid a strong demand outlook for industrial metals.
Nickel was buoyed by strong electric vehicles sales, which boosted demand for nickel that is used in the manufacturing of batteries.
CEO of Tesla Inc- the world's leading electric vehicles maker - has betted on nickel as a promising metal in the battery industry.
The dollar index held against a basket of currencies at 90.3 points as of 14:20 GMT, after it hit a high of 90.4 points and a low of 90.2 points.
As of 14:21 GMT, nickel spot futures rose 1.4% to $18595.7 per tonne.