Iron ore futures opened higher Friday in daytime trading on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

China's benchmark power coal price dropped slightly during the past week.

China's logistics prosperity index hit 53.6 percent in April, up 2.1 percentage points from the previous month.

Iron ore futures closed higher on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5846 yuan per ton on May 8.

In late April, the social inventory of 5 varieties of steel in 20 cities was 16.24 million tons.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5796 yuan per ton on May 7.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5782 yuan per ton on May 6.