China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the March 30-April 5 period this year the average finished steel price in China edged down slightly.
In the given period, all the average price of hot rolled steel strip, rebar and high-speed wire rod decreased by 0.7 percent, 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent week on week, respectively.
In the same period, the average prices of coking coal, thermal coal and smoke-free lump coal increased by 3.2 percent, 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent week on week, respectively.