Daily iron ore price update (slump as exports rise)

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The iron ore complex slumped on Friday with the long and short end of the price market taking big falls, while rebar held steady:

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That looks like the start of a retracement of the recent speculative raly, so hold on to your hats coming into the Chinese New Year.

Meanwhile, news that local iron ore extractors pumped up their exports to record levels into this market during December.

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