Construction steel products: opened today, thread futures continuation opened higher prices, a certain support for the spot market. And with steel prices rebounded slightly, steel price also appears to reverse the resource cost, stronger driving Shanghai east part of sensitive areas on price, and North China in the forthcoming River steel settlement policy remained on the sidelines before. According to market feedback, the current downstream terminal overall weak demand, many areas were still tepid, microscopic improvement. For this reason, poor business order enthusiasm, social inventory is low support. At the same time, before the date of the general office of the State Council issued the development of low-carbon energy saving 2014-2015 action plan requirements, before the end of 2015 to eliminate 15 million tons of steel production capacity, will be eased in the latter part of the market supply pressure. On the current market, the domestic construction steel market is expected tomorrow or will maintain a narrow market consolidation.
The domestic focus of the city with 6.5mm high average price of 33312 yuan, compared with yesterday's price fell 2 yuan; the domestic key city with 25mm three screw steel average price 3226, prices rose 4 yuan yesterday. Leading city: Beijing 6.5 line of 3180 yuan, compared with yesterday's price fell 20 yuan, three rebar mainstream specifications 3130 yuan, compared with prices yesterday; Shanghai market high wire 3240 yuan yesterday, prices were flat, three steel 3060 yuan, compared with prices yesterday rose 10 yuan.
Hot rolled coil: today, the domestic hot-rolled coil prices slightly pull. Domestic key cities 5.5mm carbon hot rolled plate mainstream quote at 3385 yuan, the average price rose by more than $2 yesterday. Hot plate continued to move up to boost the hot spot market go up area gradually increased, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Handan and other places prices are now on the rise, but is affected by the pressure to return to the full restoration of market confidence has not yet, the operation is still cautious. However, in the period of support plate uplift under the overall stock market turnover has been improved, while inventories continued to decline and a record low since a year and a half to become the current market the most powerful support. Steel, raw ore, coke prices are weak, the steel production cost reduction or become a drag on the timber price factors, coupled with a new price steadily, some manufacturers increased order discount, market support is still weak. Therefore, the short term, by disk boost and market prices continued to lower birth after the hunters emotions make short-term market strong, strong part of operation, but the contradiction between supply and demand situation or the overall market pattern has not significantly changed, still need to be vigilant.
Pipe: today the domestic pipe prices narrow consolidation. Domestic key cities 4 inch (3.75mm) welded pipe average price of $3467, down $3 yesterday. Tangshan down 10 yuan, Tianjin down $20, the price of other central cities temporarily stable. Due to yesterday's delivery, early trading, factory price consolidation pipe part slightly, at present Tangshan area 4 inch pipe mainstream tax offer in 3220-3230 yuan, down 10-20 yuan more than yesterday; and Tangshan leading strip steel factory price increase 20 yuan, making the tube factory cautious mood again, let the price range has been tightened, real shipping prices in 3210-3220 yuan. However, the tube mill for this round of steel prices are still not optimistic about the pull, feeling the role of a limited boost to the welded pipe market, the ex factory price of welded pipe or lift, but the transaction is difficult to improve significantly.
Strip: today's domestic steel prices rally amplification. Tangshan Ruifeng 2.5 * (232-355) strip tax price of 3150 yuan, up 20 yuan more than yesterday; Hebei forward 2.5mm* (235-355) series of steel prices for 3170, unchanged from yesterday's price. Today, 145mm series of small narrow Tangshan factory prices continue to rise, the mainstream of tax to 3040-3050 yuan, 3030-3040 yuan after tax ex factory, steel ship. But nearly two steel mills offer a certain point of view, the market mentality is still not stable, there are still doubts about the market outlook. After all, the rebound in the previous round of prices have been depressed demand to suppress, and the recent end demand has not improved significantly, the downstream plant is still not much new orders. Afternoon, the Tangshan foreign steel tax ex factory 3030 yuan, compared with the flat high noon. It is expected that tomorrow will be close to the small narrow quote high, continue to explore the resistance. Driven by a small narrow band, today's Tangshan area 355mm series narrow mainstream factory offer rose slightly, steel shipments slightly better than the previous. Although steel mills in Shengfang did not immediately follow up quotes, but this afternoon the billet rose, the two sides to maintain a reasonable price difference, is expected tomorrow Shengfang strip steel prices will rise slightly.