Activity in the European HRC market has remained slow this week due to ample stocks among distributors and persistently weak demand from end consumers.

Flat steel product shipments from EU steel service centers fell by 18.5% in January-April from the same 2019 period.

United Arab Emirates producer Conares Steel has increased its rebar price to 1,774 dirhams ($483) per tonne ex-works, from the previous month’s level of 1,690 dirhams per tonne ex-works.

The country saw its largest spike in Covid-19 cases on Sunday June 14 at 11,929 cases, according to local media reports.

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