IRON ORE DAILY: Market quiet amid Chinese holiday

Seaborne iron ore prices were flat on Monday May 3 amid limited trading activity due to the Labor Day holiday in China from May 1-5.

Fastmarkets iron ore indices
62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $188.85 per tonne, unchanged
62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $190.01 per tonne, unchanged
58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $161.53 per tonne, unchanged

65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao: $222.50 per...

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