** Shares of Nickel Industries NIC.AX advance as much as 3.31% to A$0.780, their highest point since October 14
** The nickel producer says its Hengjaya project in Indonesia wins nod to lift 2025 nickel ore sales to 10.5 million wet metric tons from 9 million wet metric tons
** The approval enables a swift restart of stockpiled ore sales into a nickel processing hub via haul road and barging
** ** Stock has lost 6.4% YTD, including the day's moves
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
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