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Latin American Markets: Brazil higher as steel, retail stocks advance (at MarketWatch)

December 28, 2009

Brazilian equities finish at yearly high on Monday, aided by steel stocks as prices for most metals advanced, and by a forecast for stronger growth next year in Latin America&os;s largest economy.

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Japan Manufacturing Expands; Steel Stocks Up – Ticker Magazine

December 28, 2009

Reuters

Japan Manufacturing Expands; Steel Stocks Up
Ticker Magazine
Industries that mainly contributed to the increase in December are iron and steel, electronic parts and devices and electrical machinery, in that order. …
Tokyo Shares End At 4-Month High;Oil Stocks Jump,Dollar SolidWall Street Journal
Mixed Open Seen For Japan SharesRTT News

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China’s Growth Iin Stainless Steel Supply Will Hit EU Mill Output – Recycling Today

December 28, 2009

China's Growth Iin Stainless Steel Supply Will Hit EU Mill Output
Recycling Today
European producers are likely to be the main victims of the growing global overcapacity for stainless steel production. Prior to the expansion of indigenous …
S.Korea POSCO to keep stainless steel prices in JanAlibaba News Channel
POSCO VHPC begins to build its second plantSteelGuru

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Steel price recovery in 2010 driven by higher input costs

December 28, 2009

Despite a flood of announcements from the US mills scheduling increases for the first quarter 2010, during recent negotiations, some suppliers have lifted strip mill product values, others have lowered them and a number have left them unchanged. It appears that producers are looking to …

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