The country's steel imports surged 73.9 percent year-on-year to over 17 million tons in the Jan-Oct period. The growth was up 1.7 percentage points from the first three quarters, MIIT data showed.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6542 yuan per ton on December 10.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6628 yuan per ton on December 9.

Nickel price trend on December 9th

LME nickel price trend on December 8th

Nickel price trend on December 8th

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6688 yuan per ton on December 8.

China's steel sector registered output expansion in the first 10 months of this year, industrial data showed.