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Iron ore slides as demand outlook blurs on weakening steel
Iron ore futures prices slid on Tuesday, as the production controls in the northern region of top consumer China for its military parade in early September and a weakening steel market blurred the demand outlook of the key steelmaking ingredient. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) closed daytime trade 0.84% lower at 769.5 yuan ($107.14) a metric ton. The benchmark September iron ore on the Singapore Exchange was down 0.42% to $101 a ton, as of 0338 GMT. Both have fallen for a fifth straight session with a drop of around 3%. Some steel mills in China’s key steel ... (full story)