These include changes to the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and a new levy on imports under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to prevent carbon leakage.

Most of the capital goods in China posted lower prices in late October compared with mid-October, official data showed Friday.

The province's total import and export value from January to September hit 260.91 billion yuan ($35.96 billion), up 16.4 percent year-on-year.

The Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen Partnership made up of Linde, Energy Harbor, GE Aerospace, Cleveland-Cliffs steel manufacturing and the University of Toledo has moved forward with its US Department of Energy hydrogen hub application.

The sentiment for finished steel prices continued to slide as the November scrap buy week was underway, according to the most recent S&P Global Commodity Insights US steel market participant survey.

The daily trading volume on the LME, inclusive of the liquidity window, totaled 16,930 mt on Nov. 1 and 33,430 mt on Nov 2.

The two contracts have gained momentum on high volatility in the physical market that attracted greater futures interest.

The London Metal Exchange is to launch a number of new initiatives to boost the screen liquidity of its cash-settled ferrous futures contracts, it announced during the LME Focus Day event on Oct. 27.