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Iron ore futures track second weekly gain as freight surges

Iron ore futures rose as freight costs surged and major Chinese ports destocked, putting the January DCE most-traded contract on track for a second straight weekly gain.

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By Emily Ou YongIron ore futures rose on Friday, driven by a surge in freight costs and destocking at major ports in top buyer China, putting the contract on track for a second straight weekly gain.The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) COMEX:TIO1! was…