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MOSL: METALS WEEKLY-Steel and RM prices falling off a cliff-base metals stable-lead jumps 9%

​METALS WEEKLY: Steel and RM prices falling off a cliff; base metals stable; lead jumps 9%

  • Indian steel: Long product (TMT Mumbai) prices were unchanged WoW. Sponge iron prices were down ~3% WoW, while domestic scrap prices remained unchanged. Pellet prices were higher. Domestic HRC prices were down 2% WoW due to weak demand, but import HRC price offers were unchanged.
  • Raw materials: Iron ore prices (China cfr) were down ~12% WoW due to concerns about winter cuts impact on demand in China. Chinese iron ore port inventories were lower. Thermal coal prices were unchanged. Coking coal prices were down ~3% WoW. China's pellet import prices were down ~4% WoW.
  • Europe: HRC prices were up 2%. HRC product spreads have increased on lower raw material prices. CIS HRC export prices were down ~1% WoW. Rotterdam scrap prices were down ~8% WoW, following ~3% decline in the previous week.
  • China: Local HRC and rebar prices were down ~3% WoW. Export HRC prices were unchanged.
  • Base metals: Aluminum (cash LME) prices were up ~4% WoW. Alumina prices were up ~3% WoW. Zinc (cash LME) was up 3% WoW. Lead was up ~9% WoW. Copper was unchanged. Crude oil (Brent) prices were up ~2% WoW.


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