[Ferro-Alloys.com] Shanghai steel futures closed higher on Thursday, boosted by hopes of more stimulus by China to support its economy impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, although gains were capped on caution over the country’s record-high inventories.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese domestic coal prices for higher grades of coals have been holding firm for eight weeks, but prices for weaker grades of coals have retreated, effectively erasing the increase in prices seen in mid-February.

Vietnam’s Steel industry forecast to grow by 6-8 percent in 2020.

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