Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia continued to decline over the past week.

Chinese cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil export prices held steady over the past week.

Buyers do not want to book big tonnages before prices hit bottom, they said.

Chinese output of hot metal, crude steel and finished steel all increased in August.

Buying activity softened further because prices have been falling too fast.

The HBA dropped down from 72.67 U.S. dollar per metric ton for August, the spokesman said.

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