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Below is the brief near-term outlook for five key steel products Mysteel shares on a weekly basis, drawing upon the results of related surveys and communication with Chinese market participants.
China's prices of major steel products, including rebar, square billet and hot-rolled coil (HRC), continued the uptrend during the week of August 24-28, mainly due to the firmer cost support and improved market fundamentals.
Imported iron ore prices in China increased across spot and futures markets during August 24-28, following the rise in steel prices and supported by growing freight rates amid turmoil in the Middle East. Over the same period, spot and futures prices of metallurgical coke in the domestic market gaine
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