EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices stable despite producers' bullish mood

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil across Europe were stable day on day on Thursday February 4, despite attempts by mills to achieve price rises, sources have told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?710.00 ($854.16) per tonne on Thursday, unchanged day on day.
The index was down by ?,?1.00 per tonne week on week but up by ?,?43.33 per tonne month on month.
The calculation of Thursday's index was based on achievable prices heard at ?,?700-720 per tonne ex-works.

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