China: Iron ore prices inch down as pre-holiday restocking activities end

The spot price for iron ore fines (Fe62%) edged down by $0.75/t d-o-d to $118.15/t CFR China on 26 Apr’24 following completion of restocking activities before the Labour Day holidays. Even as pre-holiday iron ore restocking ends, it is expected that the restart of blast furnace operations and logistics post holidays will be quicker compared to the recovery following the Lunar holidays.