Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday July 31 that are worth another look.

Fastmarkets AMM proposes amendments to its monthly steel tube and pipe assessments:

Fastmarkets MB has corrected its weekly price assessments for steel scrap exported from the UK, which were published incorrectly on Friday July 26 due to a calculation error.

Asian equities were weaker in the morning of Wednesday July 31 on uncertainty on the progress in US/China trade negotiations, although base metals, which have focused more on brighter Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data, rose by an average of 0.4%.

In a reversal of the previous day’s show of strength, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board during morning trading on Wednesday July 31.

Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 31 launched weekly export price assessments for stainless steel cold-rolled coil, grade 304 (2mm), fob China, $/tonne and stainless steel hot-rolled coil, grade 304, fob China, $/tonne.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 30 that are worth another look.

In the absence of fresh economic news on Monday July 29, the early weakness in metals prices ran into dip-buying. While the base metals have not followed equities to fresh highs, far from it, the underlying supply fundamentals do seem to be providing support.

Barring those for tin, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up during the morning trading session on Tuesday July 30, with the complex benefiting from rising hope amid continuing US-China trade talks.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday July 29 that are worth another look.