On April 21, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (April 13-19) the overall average finished steel price in China decreased by 0.8 percent week on week.
In the given week, average prices of hot rolled strip and rebar in China decreased by 1.1 percent and 1.0 percent week on week, respectively.
In the same week, the average price of non-ferrous metals in China increased by 0.6 percent compared to the previous week. The average price of nickel (Ni >= 99.2%) declined by 0.9 percent compared to the previous week.
In addition, in the week in question, the average price of coal in China decreased by 0.5 percent week on week. In particular, the average prices of anthracite coal, thermal coal and coking coal declined by 0.4 percent, 0.6 percent and 0.3 percent week on week, respectively.