China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to fall on Wednesday January 13 amid low demand.
Domestic
Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,510-4,540 yuan ($698-702) per tonne, down 30-40 yuan per tonne
Several Shanghai-based traders said that sellers there had to offer material at lower prices to win orders amid inactive trading.
One trader said buyers were likely to keep waiting for futures prices to rebound before "possibly" restocking.
He said inventories in Shanghai over the past week were...