WEEKLY: China's domestic iron ore concs prices remain mixed

The trends in Chinese prices for domestically-produced iron ore concentrates continued to diverge across major producing regions during October 8-12, the first week following the National Day holiday, as cooler market sentiment countered solid ore demand from steelmakers, Mysteel's latest survey has found.

The optimism that had caused China's iron ore prices to soar in late September had moderated last week as market participants became more cautious after returning from their weeklong breaks, Mysteel Global noted. Iron ore futures prices lost ground rapidly early last week as sentiment cooled, which also made spot