We’ll buy iron ore from our own companies, Chinese warn

"Winter restocking of iron ore among steel mills is still underway, so we believe ore prices will find some support in the near term," analyst says.

CFIUS said on Monday that allowing Nippon Steel to take over US Steel could result in lower domestic steel production.

Shares of Arcadium Lithium rose about 7% in extended trading after the company said that about 98% of its shareholders had voted in favor of the sale.

The past year has been torrid for lithium, as a global slowdown in the pace of EV adoption left the market saddled with a glut.