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Iron ore rises for second session on China pre-holiday restocking

Iron ore prices gained again as Chinese steelmakers increased seaborne purchases ahead of a national holiday, though weaker steel margins cloud demand expectations.

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Iron ore prices rose for a second session on Thursday as Chinese steelmakers increased seaborne purchases ahead of a national holiday. Shrinking steel margins, however, continued to cloud the demand outlook. The most-traded iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) COMEX:TIO1! closed daytim…