"The trend is for prices to gradually dip down but the path will be really bumpy," Liao said.

Ryzhenkov said he is in discussions with the Ukrainian government on a new law.

In the PRB, Arch expects reduced volumes and higher unit costs in Q4.

"we do not expect growing foreign demand for US coal to supplant weaker domestic demand or reverse the industry's decline."

NORILSK NICKEL GROUP ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION RESULTS FOR NINE MONTHS 2019

Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil were unchanged over the past week.

Billet and bloom exports totaled 2.96 million tonnes over the six months, an 88% rise year-on-year.

Prices of mid-grade Brazilian fines were up on Wednesday October 30, with a Brazilian Blend fines (BRBF) cargo fetching $85.60 per tonne.