Global coal power falls for first time even as China builds more

Chile mining activity up as non-mining activity plunges

Nickel price trend on August 4th

LME nickel price trend on August 3rd

China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.1pc in July from June's 50.9pc.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5698 yuan per ton on August 4.

Around 128 ferrosilicon enterprises in main producing areas with a total of 45.6 thousand tons of ferrosilicon (including special FeSi).

China's coal industry association the CCTD forecasts domestic coal supplies to exceed demand in this year's second half because of new production capacity starting up.