Brazilian miner Vale SA on Wednesday forecast that it would produce about as much iron ore next year as this year, and its shares fell more than 4% on the muted outlook and forecasts for steadily rising capital expenditure.

India has included iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals in an export incentive scheme, according to a government statement on Wednesday.

India's April-November finished steel exports plunge 55% y/y

Ferro-Alloy Resources completes drilling on ore body one at Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit

YILDIRIM GROUP SIGNS THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT OF ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM

Elementis plc to sell its Chromium business to Yildirim Group for $170 million

The index, which slowed for a third straight month, compared with a forecast for a 5.86% rise in November in a Reuters poll and followed October's 5.98% increase.

Vietnam, which is among the world's top 20 coal users, was initially slated to sign up for the so-called just energy transition partnership with G7 nations at a global COP27 climate summit in November, but high-level talks broke off before the meeting.