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Chinese steel prices hit 3-month low on poor construction demand

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Update time : 2024-07-10 15:24:29

Rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) fell as much as 0.8% to 3,483 yuan ($478.73) a metric ton, the lowest since April 8.

The contract was down 0.7% by the midday break.

Latest data from China showed domestic demand continued to recover at a slow pace, and construction data showed double digit percentage fall in the first five months of the year.

SHFE hot-rolled coil steel dropped to as low as 3,687 yuan a ton, a level unseen since April 8.

It was down 0.5% at 3,688 yuan at the midday break. SHFE wire rod steel shed 0.7% to 3,665 yuan a ton and stainless steel dropped 1.2% to 13,955 yuan.

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