WEEKLY: China's domestic iron ore concs prices mixed

Chinese prices for domestically-produced iron ore concentrates tracked apart across major production regions during the past week as market sentiment and fundamentals diverged, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

The stronger performance of iron ore derivatives provided support for the spot market last week, encouraging suppliers of domestic concentrates in some cities to raise their selling prices, market sources observed. As of April 17, for example, the most traded iron ore contract for September delivery on the Dalian Commodity