China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the March 20-26 period this year the overall average finished steel price in China decreased.
In the given period, the average prices of high-speed wire rod, rebar and steel channels decreased by 1.1 percent, 1.0 percent and 0.7 percent, week on week, respectively.
In the same period, the average price of thermal coal, smoke-free lump coal and coking coal edged down by 1.4 percent, 1.0 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively, week on week.