The prices were published at 3.31pm London time, instead of the scheduled time of 4pm.
The data submission window had already closed, and data collection and the price values were not affected.
The prices that were published early were:
MB-STE-0028 steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe, € per tonne
MB-STE-0892 Steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Italy, € per tonne
For more information, or to provide feedback on the early publication of these prices, or to provide information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Julia Bolotova by email at pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Julia Bolotova re daily domestic steel hot-rolled coil indices in Northern Europe and Italy.” Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.
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