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US integrated steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs has increased its flat steel prices by $100/short ton (st), targeting a minimum hot-rolled coil (HRC) price of $1,200/st.

The Argus weekly domestic US HRC Midwest and southern assessments both increased by $50/short ton (st) to $1,150/st.

Demand has remained steadier for longer than the market had expected, with talk of a recession pushing further out into the year and lessening in severity.

Indian private-sector producer JSW Steel's crude steel output rose by 10pc from a year earlier to 1.73mn t.

US steelmaker Evraz North America has increased its prices for flat steel products.