On August 4, Vale SA rose 3.12% in regular trading, trading at $14.885/share, with turnover of $55.12 million. The stock rebounded from the prior session's 3.09% decline, supported by supply disruption concerns and a broadly stronger steel sector.

On the news front, BHP's Port Hedland — the world's largest iron ore export terminal — faces a planned 24-hour strike on August 8 after union negotiations failed to reach a final agreement. A new round of talks scheduled for August 4 kept strike risk elevated, with potential disruption to approximately 16 shipments valued at around $80 million daily. Additionally, China's steel export quota was raised 15% effective August 1, providing indirect support to iron ore demand expectations.

Within the Steel and Iron sector, the overall tone was positive. Among individual stocks, Cleveland-Cliffs rose 4.06%, ArcelorMittal gained 3.26%, Nucor added 1.72%, Gerdau rose 1.58%, and Steel Dynamics climbed 0.96%.

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