Via MNI:

  • Iron ore and rebar futures are higher this morning in China
  • Most traded iron ore futures contract for January delivery jumped 3.91%
  • Rebar futures rose 3.28%

China’s government said it will shut steel plants around November’s APEC meeting to try to clean up the capital’s air

  • Steel plants in Hebei, the province neighbouring Beijing, said they have received government notices to stop production for 11 days, starting November 1
  • Hebei is China’s largest steel province