China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the July 13-19 period this year average finished steel prices in China edge up slightly.
In the given period, all the average prices of high-speed wire rod, hot rolled steel strip and rebar all rose by 0.1 percent week on week.
In the same period, the average prices of smoke-free lump coal and thermal coal rose by 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the price of coking coal declined by 0.1 percent, week on week.