By Michele Pek SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Dalian iron ore futures slid for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday as fresh U.S. tariffs on top consumer China kicked in, heightening trade tensions. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) closed down 1.

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.