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Stockpiles of imported iron ore sintering fines held by Chinese integrated steelmakers increased for the second straight week amid mills' slower fines consumption, Mysteel's latest survey showed.
On October 28, 2026, in the derivatives market, aluminum futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange showed slight volatility. The most-traded aluminum contract increased by 0.28% by the end of Wednesday's daytime trading and fell by 0.98% overnight, closing the nighttime session at Yuan 23,355/tonne a
The most-traded white sugar contract SR2701 at Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) has been declining continuously from its October 13 high of Yuan 5,521/tonne, closing at Yuan 5,317/tonne on October 26, a cumulative decline of 3.7%; in the night session on October 27, it fell further to Yuan 5,252/t
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