China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the November 17-23 period this year the average finished steel price in China edged up slightly.
In the given period, the average prices of rebar, hot rolled steel strip and high-speed wire rod rose by 0.5 percent, 0.4 percent and 0.2 percent week on week, respectively.
In the same period, the average prices of thermal coal and smoke-free lump coal increased by 0.6 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the price of coking coal declined by 0.3 percent, week on week.