Iron ore soars on speculative China rally
Peter KerResources reporter
China's call to arms for investors to bolster stock markets boosted iron ore prices, as futures trading suggests an 11-month high in prices for Australia's most important commodity will soon be breached.
Iron ore rose to the highest since August 2019 on Monday evening at $US111.85 per tonne, and futures trading in the Chinese city of Dalian on Tuesday afternoon pointed to further gains.
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Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com
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