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Cfr China iron ore bookings slow ahead of new year holidays

February 09, 2010 - 13:21 GMT Location: Shanghai

KEYWORDS: Import , Iron ore , India , China

Spot market bookings of iron ore cfr China slowed this week ahead of the Chinese new year, market players said.

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