Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Thursday October 29, but steelmakers remained bullish due to good order books and a lack of competitive import offers, market sources told Fastmarkets.
Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?505.22 ($593.92) per tonne on Thursday, up by just ?,?0.22 per tonne day on day from ?,?505.00 per tonne on October 28.Thursday's index was based on "achievable prices" heard at ?,?500-510 per tonne ex-works, latest deals reported at ?,?500-520 per tonne...