EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices stable while buyers abstain from trading

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were rangebound on Monday June 28 after buyers held back from trading, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?1,189.20 ($1,419.30) per tonne on Monday, down by just ?,?1.94 from ?,?1,191.14 per tonne on Friday.
The index was, however, up by ?,?18.20 per tonne week on week and by ?,?52.95 per tonne month on month.

Monday's index was based on deals and achievable prices heard at ?,?1,150-1,200 per tonne ex-works,...

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