IRON ORE DAILY: Market trading limited during Chinese holiday

There was little liquidity in the iron ore market on Monday June 14 due to Chinese market participants being away for the Dragonboat Festival.

Fastmarkets iron ore indices
62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $220.77 per tonne, up $1.51 per tonne
62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $221.62 per tonne, up $0.37 per tonne
58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $195.22 per tonne, up $2.44 per tonne
65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao: $249.20 per tonne, unchanged

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