BHP iron ore output drops 5% on maintenance work, labour crunch

Nickel price shrugs off Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 16870 yuan per ton on October 19.

The 2201 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 12360 yuan per ton on October 19.

The 2201 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 11922 yuan per ton on October 18.

The State-owned group is confident it can harness new growth opportunities presented by many countries' plans to build new railroads and subways.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, China's GDP expanded by 0.2 percent in the July-September period, versus 1.3 percent in the April-June period.

The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 15710 yuan per ton on October 18.