Brazilian miner Vale SA on Wednesday forecast that it would produce about as much iron ore next year as this year, and its shares fell more than 4% on the muted outlook and forecasts for steadily rising capital expenditure.

India has included iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals in an export incentive scheme, according to a government statement on Wednesday.

YILDIRIM GROUP SIGNS THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT OF ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM

India's April-November finished steel exports plunge 55% y/y

Elementis plc to sell its Chromium business to Yildirim Group for $170 million

Ferro-Alloy Resources completes drilling on ore body one at Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit

The index, which slowed for a third straight month, compared with a forecast for a 5.86% rise in November in a Reuters poll and followed October's 5.98% increase.

Vietnam, which is among the world's top 20 coal users, was initially slated to sign up for the so-called just energy transition partnership with G7 nations at a global COP27 climate summit in November, but high-level talks broke off before the meeting.