Chinese manufacturing activity strengthened in June but the leading indices provided further evidence that the country's steel market recovery will be largely domestically-driven.

The South Korean coal market firmed slightly this week, with coal still ahead of gas in the merit order for power generation as seasonal cooling demand ramps up.

Vietnamese industrial production was greatly affected by COVID-19 in the first half of 2020 but has gradually bounced back since May, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Indian state-controlled mining firm Coal India's (CIL) production and supplies to domestic buyers fell again in June from the previous year because of weak demand and high domestic coal stocks.

India Ratings and Research’s in latest report said that domestic gross spreads per tonne, realisation per tonne of steel minus raw material cost per tonne of steel.

Iron ore prices are expected to soften from current high levels in the July-September quarter.

Iron ore prices are expected to soften from current high levels in the July-September quarter.

China's benchmark power coal price remained flat during the past week.