UNITED STATES December 21 2015 10:01 AM    

NEW YORK (Scrap Register): United  States HRC steel prices stayed flat at $364 a short ton during the week ended  December 04, while major US stainless steel and steel scrap commodities prices  on Scrap Register Price Index showed a flat trend.

According to TSI, US  Midwest HR coil prices held steady the week, unchanged at $364 a short ton FOB  Mill.

The market remains quiet in terms of overall transaction activity,  with many participants returning this week following the recent Thanksgiving  holiday.

Obsolete scrap price rises in the region may  prompt steelmakers to raise offer levels for finished steel products, but  whether demand is sufficient to sustain higher steel prices is questionable as  we enter the festive period.

The prices of major stainless steel scrap  commodities like 201 SS, 301 SS, 309 SS, 310 SS and 330 SS showed a flat trend  on Scrap Register US Price Index during the week.

However, the prices of  major steel scrap commodities like #1 HMS, #1/#2 HMS 80/20 and steel casting  also reported almost flat trend on Scrap Register US Price Index during the  week.