DAILY: China's imported iron ore prices, sales mixed

Chinese prices of imported iron ore for portside stocks and seaborne cargoes moved in opposite directions on April 21, while transaction volumes in the two markets also showed diverged trends.

On Tuesday, Mysteel PORTDEX 62% Australian Fines in Qingdao was assessed at Yuan 771/wmt ($113/wmt) FOT including the 13% VAT, down by Yuan 2/wmt on day, while Mysteel SEADEX 62% Australian Fines edged up by $0.15/dmt on day to $109.5/dmt CFR Qingdao. In the derivatives market, domestic iron ore prices