HRC Steel increased 180.96 USD/T or 25.52% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for HRC Steel.

Steel decreased 101 Yuan/MT or 3.05% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Steel - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Wire Rod: 3rd M data was reported at 3,525.000 RMB/Ton in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,620.000 RMB/Ton for Jan 2025. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Wire Rod: 3rd M data is updated monthly, averaging 3,866.000 RMB/Ton from Mar 2009 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 191 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,556.000 RMB/Ton in Sep 2021 and a record low of 1,788.000 RMB/Ton in Oct 2015. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Wire Rod: 3rd M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shanghai Futures Exchange. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table CN.ZB: Shanghai Futures Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price.

After demand for steel dropped during the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, steel prices also took a hit. However, in 2021, hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel prices were projected to rebound to around 555 U.S. dollars per metric ton—a 15 percent recovery from the dip in prices that had continued into 2020.

The U.S. market by the end of 2021 The United States is among the markets where hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel prices are the highest in the world. It was expected that U.S. steel distributors and producers, such as Nucor and United States Steel, would benefit from the steel tariffs on U.S. imports that came into effect in the spring of 2018. At the same time, U.S. imports from the countries subjected to the so-called Section 232 tariffs were projected to decline. By the end of 2021, Canada was the main country of origin for the U.S.’s imports for consumption of steel products.

Impact on the Chinese market Even though a large part of China's steel exports to the United States had already been restricted through antidumping or countervailing duties, trade tensions put pressure on steel markets worldwide, including China. Chinese steel product imports amounted to 717.7 million U.S. dollars, making it the ninth country of origin for steel products in the United States. Overall, rolled steel was the seventh largest category of Chinese export goods in 2021, amounting to almost 529 billion yuan (approximately 82 billion U.S. dollars). This comes after China's steel sector had a drop in sales to its domestic auto sector in early 2019.

China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 2nd M data was reported at 3,261.000 RMB/Ton in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,239.000 RMB/Ton for Jan 2025. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 2nd M data is updated monthly, averaging 3,772.500 RMB/Ton from Mar 2009 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 192 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,835.000 RMB/Ton in Sep 2021 and a record low of 1,687.000 RMB/Ton in Nov 2015. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 2nd M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shanghai Futures Exchange. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table CN.ZB: Shanghai Futures Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price.

The stainless steel prices in the United States for Q3 2024 reached 3985 USD/MT in September. The USA faced rise in prices driven by robust demand for stainless steel from sectors like automotive and construction. Despite challenges like increased imports and global market uncertainties, the pricing environment displayed strong upward momentum.

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China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 4th M data was reported at 3,318.000 RMB/Ton in Feb 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3,318.000 RMB/Ton for Jan 2025. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 4th M data is updated monthly, averaging 3,724.000 RMB/Ton from Mar 2009 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 192 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,853.000 RMB/Ton in Sep 2021 and a record low of 1,607.000 RMB/Ton in Nov 2015. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 4th M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shanghai Futures Exchange. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table CN.ZB: Shanghai Futures Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price.

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Commodity Index: Multi Commodity Exchange of India: Future Price: Metal data was reported at 5,092.260 2001=1000 in 10 Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,053.790 2001=1000 for 07 Dec 2018. Commodity Index: Multi Commodity Exchange of India: Future Price: Metal data is updated daily, averaging 4,242.070 2001=1000 from Jun 2005 (Median) to 10 Dec 2018, with 3904 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,741.310 2001=1000 in 03 Sep 2013 and a record low of 1,466.410 2001=1000 in 04 Jul 2005. Commodity Index: Multi Commodity Exchange of India: Future Price: Metal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Multi Commodity Exchange of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table IN.ZF004: Commodity Index.

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Precious metals

Precious metals are counted among the most valuable commodities worldwide. The most well known such metals are gold, silver and the platinum group metals. A precious metal can be used as an industrial commodity or as an investment. The major areas of application include the following sectors: technology, car-making, industrial manufacturing and jewelry making. Furthermore, gold and silver are used as coinage metals, and gold reserves are held by the central banks of many countries worldwide in order to store value or for use as a redemption medium. The idea behind this procedure is that gold reserves will help secure and stabilize the countries’ respective currencies. At 8,100 tons, the United States is the country with the most extensive stock of gold. It is kept in an underground vault at the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

Russia, the United States, Canada, South Africa and China are the main producers of precious metals. Silver is the most abundant of the metals, followed by gold and palladium. Barrick Gold is the world’s largest gold mining company. The Toronto-based firm produced some five million ounces of gold in 2020. The leading silver producers include Mexico-based Fresnillo, Poland’s KGHM Polska Miedž and the mining giant Glencore. Anglo Platinum and Impala are the key mining companies to produce platinum group metals.

In 2023, Silver prices are expected to settle at around 23.5 U.S. dollars per troy ounce. It is expected to remain the precious metal with the lowest value per ounce. The price of gold is forecast to drop to around 1,663 U.S. dollars per ounce, making it the most expensive precious metal in 2023.

Aluminum increased 16.20 USD/Tonne or 0.63% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Aluminum - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the cold rolled coil prices in the United States reached 1260 USD/MT. The market faced downward pricing pressure due to excess supply and weak demand from the automotive and construction sectors. Rising imports intensified competition, while global trade uncertainties further weighed on market sentiment.

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As of June 20, 2024, palladium futures contracts to be settled in March 2027 were trading on U.S. markets at just over 1,000 U.S. dollars per troy ounce. This is slightly lower than the price for contracts to be settled in March 2024. Palladium futures are contracts that effectively lock in a price for an amount of palladium to be purchased at a time in the future, which can then be traded on markets. Futures markets therefore provide an indicator of how investors think a commodities market will develop in the future.

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China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 6th M data was reported at 3,338.000 RMB/Ton in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,381.000 RMB/Ton for Jan 2025. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 6th M data is updated monthly, averaging 3,704.500 RMB/Ton from Mar 2009 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 192 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,757.000 RMB/Ton in Jul 2021 and a record low of 1,625.000 RMB/Ton in Nov 2015. China Settlement Price: Shanghai Future Exchange: Steel Rebar: 6th M data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shanghai Futures Exchange. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table CN.ZB: Shanghai Futures Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price.