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Iron ore hits four-week high as China demand prospects back in focus

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Update time : 2021-01-18 17:13:10

enchmark Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures hit four-week highs on Monday as China’s forecast-beating quarterly GDP growth helped shift investor focus back to demand prospects for the raw material in theworld’s top steel producer.

China’s economy expanded 6.5 per cent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2020 and looks poised to expand further this year, lifting market sentiment dampened by the country’s fresh restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections.

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