Strip Market Report January 2014
2014-02-10 09:32:14 【Print】
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Prices of HR strip in most Chinese leading markets decreased continuously this month affected by the soft demand from downstream industries
. In addition, prices of raw materials such iron ore and steel billet also kept decreasing, thus the support from production cost was weak . Steel mills cut down list prices sharply and traders followed suit as they were eager to sell goods as many as possible . Traders were not confident of the coming market and did not hold large stocks . Buyers were also cautious about the coming market and only purchased materials to meet urgent needs in the short term . Participants began to enjoy their Spring Festival holiday at the end of the month . Most of them will come back after February 8th, so insiders deem the market will keep stagnant during the period . However, the demand is hard release immediately after the holiday, so the price is likely to decrease further next month, but it is likely to rebound at the end of February.