Iron ore-linked miners were mixed, with Vale softer and peers firmer, as investors weighed steady Chinese steel demand against policy and property risks.

Vale, CSN Mineração and Rio Tinto rose as iron ore steadied; China steel demand stayed soft but not broken. The key variable remains the $100 line.

Iron ore-linked miners were mixed, with Vale softer and peers firmer, as investors weighed steady Chinese steel demand against policy and property risks.

Iron ore steadies as Vale eases with China's steel demand, the key commodity price that rarely prints on a public spot market.