Manufacturers were reluctant to sell and traders were in a strong wait-and-see mood.

Australian premium hard coking coal prices on a fob basis rose to $313.35/t on 10 September amid tight supply availability.

A Baltic supplier sold HMS 1/2 80:20 at $445/t and bonus at $460/t cfr Iskenderun for October shipment yesterday evening.

The 2201 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 9990 yuan per ton on September 17.

The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 12190 yuan per ton on September 17.

China's August output reached 233,300t, up by 7.56pc from July, according to data from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.

The tone of steel bidding in September was established last Friday with the bidding price of HBIS Group at 10700 yuan per ton.

The 2201 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 9980 yuan per ton on September 16.