IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from March 9

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 9 that are worth another look.

Market sources have been puzzled by the gradual upward trend in China's steel prices after the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) broke out in a big way after the Lunar New Year holiday.
Soci?(C)t?(C) le Nickel (SLN) resumed operations and ore shipments at its Thio mine in New Caledonia on March 9, a spokesperson for French parent company Eramet confirmed to Fastmarkets on the same day.
Europe's high-carbon ferro-chrome market fell in the week ended Friday March 6 after concern over the economic outlook hit buying appetite.
Seaborne prices of both high- and low-grade manganese ore in China moved lower for the second consecutive week in the week ended March 6 due to persistently weakening sentiment.
Vanadium prices continued to trade under pressure while fears of a global economic slowdown -amid the coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak - weighed on consumers' demand, sources said.

Mixed outlook for gold as it remains range bound for past three months

Gold stocks down on flat metal price

Gold stocks down on metal decline

Huge quantifiable rise in geopolitical, economic and trade risks

Platinum clearly ahead of palladium for first time in seven years