Iron ore futures fell for a sixth straight session Monday as heightening trade tensions between the U.S. and top consumer China outweighed upbeat data on Chinese manufacturing. The most-traded May iron ore contract ( SCO:COM) on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trading -2.

Iron ore futures fell for the sixth consecutive session on Monday as escalating U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on market sentiment. However, stronger-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data helped limit losses.