Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday June 22 that are worth another look.

The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear, for a second time, an American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) legal challenge to the Trump administration's Section 232 tariffs and quotas on imported steel.

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil fell further in Northern Europe in the week to Friday June 19 due to low market demand.

Despite fears of second waves of the Covid-19 virus, base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were generally holding up well this morning, Monday June 22. But while prices are holding up well, they do seem to have lost upward momentum.

There was a noticeable dip in trading in the Turkish deep-sea markets in the week ending Friday June 19 although prices remained firm.

Uncertainty in the aluminium market and poor nearby demand have pushed participants on to exchanges, fueling more liquidity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s aluminium European duty-paid contract (EDP).

The Chinese domestic spot lithium price fell further on Thursday June 18 with thin downstream buying leading to more pressure and lower prices, while prices in the rest of the world kept flat, sources said.

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices dropped slightly on Friday June 19 on a transaction of premium mid-volatility hard coking coal material at a lower price, while concerns over China’s import restrictions constrained Chinese demand, putting pressure on seaborne prices.

Spot demand for imported ferrous scrap in key Asian market Vietnam slowed in the week to Friday June 19 after buyers noted a dip in prices from the middle of the week.

China’s largest private copper smelter Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous is now up for partial sale, Fastmarkets has learned.