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Dalian iron ore price tumbles on slow manufacturing in China
Dalian iron ore price tumbled on Thursday on slow manufacturing activities in China. Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian bourse plummeted 8.7% to 651 yuan ($101.87) per tonne. Stainless steel futures on the Shanghai bourse, for November delivery, ended up 1.1% at 20,470 yuan per tonne. Earlier in the session, they had risen 5.1% to 21,280 yuan. However, analysts say stainless steel consumption is still slow in the short term as recent power rationing has hurt manufacturing activities in the world’s second-largest economy. Other ferrous metal prices in China plunged in afternoon trading, with coking coal, coke ... (full story)
