China’s Baosteel lifts March steel prices from Feb | Chinafastener .info

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* Baosteel raises prices by 150 yuan/T for March

* Increase in prices within market expectations

* Seasonal improvement seen in steel demand

* Analysts remain cautious over market outlook

SHANGHAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) – China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel will raise its main steel product prices for March, it said on Friday, a move seen as tapping into improving steel demand.

Analysts expect a seasonal pick-up in steel demand to encourage steel mills in the world’s largest steel producer to lift prices, but uncertainties in the marco-economy may stifle hopes of any big price spike in the domestic market. (…)

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