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Commodities@Moneycontrol: Metal prices crack as Asia reacts to US import tariff

China and Japan reacted strongly to the tariff, while South Korea was looking for an exemption.

March 09, 2018 / 17:34 IST
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Manisha Gupta

The metals space was down after the US imposed import tariff on steel (25 percent) and aluminium (10 percent). China and Japan reacted strongly to the tariff, while South Korea was looking for an exemption.

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Canada and Mexico have been exempted from import tariff.

Metal prices witness a sharp crack, following uncertainty in the market. Steel prices and iron ore down 5% in Shanghai.