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With the Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai continuing to keep the city under lockdown, rebar market participants are increasingly losing their confidence in the recovery of demand during what is considered one of the peak consumption periods of the year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mixed approaches to Covid-19 lockdowns in major Chinese industrial and economic centers are keeping the domestic ferrous markets on their toes, industry sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices fell below $800 per tonne on Tuesday November 2 after the most-traded January futures contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell to its lower limit for the day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's rebar futures rebounded on Wednesday September 15 after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data indicating lower steel output in August, but spot prices continued to drop on weak end-user demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The downward trend in China's domestic rebar market was snapped on Tuesday August 17 amid stronger demand from the construction sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices recovered some losses on Wednesday August 4 on traders' replenishing their inventories, but end-user demand remained weak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices continued to fall on Tuesday August 3, with demand weakened by adverse weather and a resurgence of Covid-19 infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices stopped rising on Tuesday June 29 amid weaker demand due to market participants taking a wait-and-see approach amid adverse weather and expectations of production cuts resulting from bad steelmaking margins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices maintained their upward momentum on Monday June 28 on expectations of tighter supply, though demand was affected by rain across regions on the southern side of the Yangtze River. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in China's domestic market continued their ascent on Friday June 11, with growing supply concerns fueling sharp increases in the ferrous futures market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices on Wednesday June 2 recovered most of the losses from a day earlier amid costlier raw materials such as iron ore and coke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices retreated on Tuesday June 1 following a proposal from local authorities in Tangshan to lower the rates of steel mills' emission cuts to 20-30% from the current 30-50%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices rose sharply on Monday May 31 following strong gains in the billet market over the weekend, but demand decreased in response to the increases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sellers in China's domestic rebar market stopped lowering prices on Tuesday May 25, which led to a pick-up in end-user demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's hot-rolled coil prices fell on Thursday May 20 amid speculation that export tariffs might be imposed on certain steel products including HRC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices continued to fall sharply on Thursday May 20 amid bad weather affecting many parts of the country, though the low prices generated some buying interest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices fell rapidly on Wednesday May 19 on softer demand as a result of rain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Domestic rebar prices in China held steady for a second day despite steady gains in the futures market, with destocking pressure keeping any upward momentum from taking hold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices stopped rising on Tuesday May 11 due to rain sapping demand a day after the market surged, due participants still have a bullish outlook. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices tumbled further on Friday May 14 amid falling futures and weaker demand, shedding some of Monday's big gains. Prices in eastern China ended the week 350-360 yuan per tonne higher while those in the north are up by 630-640 yuan per tonne week on week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices surged on Thursday May 6 amid expectations of lower steel production rates in the second half of 2021 to lower emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices dipped on Friday April 30, just a day before the start of a five-day break to mark Labor Day in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices shed their upward momentum on Thursday April 15 due to the lower trading activity and short-lived gains in the futures market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices decreased further on Thursday April 8 amid an increase in output and weaker demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices increased sharply on Monday March 29 to reach their highest since the week ended September 5, 2008. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rebar prices in eastern China stopped rising on Friday March 26 amid selling pressure though the futures market registered strong gains. Prices in the region ended the week 60 yuan per tonne higher. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices dropped slightly on Tuesday March 23 after sellers lowered their offers to entice buyers and futures weakened. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices increased on Thursday March 18 on falling spot inventory levels and a slight pick-up in demand following early-hour gains in the futures market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices halted their downward trend on Tuesday March 16 amid stronger end-user demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Monday March 15 on destocking pressure despite a strengthening of the futures market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices continued to drop on Thursday March 11 on soft demand caused by rain in the country's eastern and southern regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices increased sharply on Monday March 8 following futures gains and amid expectations that rebar demand from the housing sector will benefit from an expansion of the country's high-speed railway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices regained mid-week losses on Friday March 12, and ended the week 60 yuan per tonne higher in the country's eastern region on news that blast furnaces were being shut down amid environmental inspections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar market stabilized on Tuesday March 2 following the issuance of higher list prices and a strengthening of futures contracts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices softened on Monday March 1, though market participants expect end-user demand to pick up on positive data from the country's construction sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices dropped slightly on Thursday March 4 amid buyer resistance toward sharp gains in the market a day earlier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Thursday February 25 on rising futures though demand was weaker due to adverse weather. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices softened on Tuesday February 23 amid falling futures, weak demand and destocking pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices moved up sharply on Monday February 22 amid a return of end users in the market, which raised demand and made market participants bullish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices increased sharply on Thursday February 18 amid optimism generated by the release of positive financial data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices rose further on Friday February 19 albeit at a slower pace amid low trading activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices were unchanged on Friday February 5 with demand dropping to near zero, but market participants expect construction sites will resume work soon after the Chinese New Year holidays (February 11-17). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Thursday February 4, but some participants are expecting prices to come under pressure from rising market inventories after the Chinese New Year holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices stopped rising on Thursday January 28 due to weakening end-user demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices rose on Wednesday January 27 on rising futures following news that the Ministry of Industry & Information Technology would require mills to cut their crude steel output in 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Tuesday January 26, but high production costs have led to big losses for rebar producers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Friday January 29 amid inactivity, with the situation set to be compounded next week when many market participants plan to make an early start to their holiday for the Chinese New Year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

End-user demand for rebar in China's domestic market weakened on Monday January 25 amid an absence of restocking interest, though prices were unchanged on high production costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices edged up slightly on Friday January 22, but they remain lower than a week earlier on softening demand ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic rebar prices stopped decreasing on Thursday January 21 amid higher trading activity and a strengthening futures market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]