The biggest mover on the weekly Raw Steels MMI® was the price of Chinese billet, which saw a 3.8 percent increase. This comes on the heels of a 1.6 percent decline the week prior.
Meanwhile, the week finished with no movement for Chinese HRC. Prices for Chinese coking coal remained constant, and 58% iron ore fines from India remained essentially flat.
The steel billet cash price rose 3.4 percent on the LME to $300.00 per metric ton after falling 1.7 percent during the previous week. The 3-month price of steel billet rose 3.4 percent on the LME to $305.00 per metric ton after falling 1.7 percent during the previous week.
The price of US shredded scrap rose 0.8 percent after falling 0.5 percent during the previous week.
The spot price of the US HRC futures contract spiked 3.7 percent last week to $644.00 per short ton. This past week, the US HRC futures contract 3-month price kept quiet, holding at at $640.00 per short ton.
Korean steel scrap prices ticked up 1.5 percent over the past week. Korean pig iron remained unchanged for the week.
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