China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during the October 19-25 period this year average finished steel prices in China edged down slightly.
In the given period, the average prices of common medium steel plate, hot rolled steel strip, and high-speed wire rod decreased by 0.4 percent, 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, week on week, respectively.
In the same period, the average price of thermal coal, coking coal and smoke-free lump coal rose by 0.6 percent, 0.1 percent and 0.1 percent week on week, respectively.
