MOC: China's coal prices remained stable last week

According to Ministry of Commerce (MOC), China's coal prices remained stable last week(December 3- December 9). Among them, the prices of anthracite were 890 yuan/mt, up 0.1% compared with last issue. The prices of coking coal were 772 yuan/mt, down 0.1% compared with last issue. And the prices of thermal coal were 609 yuan/mt , the same with last issue.

Steel prices rose 0.5% from the previous week. Among them, the prices of deformed steel bar, high speed wire rod, and ordinary medium plate were 4,135 yuan/mt, 4,203 yuan/mt and 4,227yuan/mt, up 0.8%, 0.6% and0.4% respectively compared with last issue.