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LME Steel Billet Cash, 3-Month Prices Dip Again, Both Below $200/Ton

Published 03/31/2013, 02:52 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

Wow, with another decline of 17.9 percent on the LME to $160.00 per metric ton on March 28, 2013, the steel billet cash price recorded the biggest decline of the day.

The 3-month price of steel billet was off by 16.7 percent on the LME on Thursday, falling to $175.00 per metric ton. Check out the downward spiral of the 3-month contract since Nov. 2012:

Historical Price Graph For Steel
Chinese steel prices were mixed for the day. The price of iron ore 58% fines from India remained rangebound. After remaining flat for three days, the price of Chinese HRC fell 1.5 percent yesterday. The price of Chinese coking coal held steady.

Following a couple of essentially changeless days, the spot price of the US HRC futures contract rose by 0.2 percent, closing at $609.00 per short ton. The US HRC futures contract 3-month price saw little price change on Thursday at $618.00 per short ton.

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