DCE drops on mixed market outlook

Iron ore futures opened high before plunging at the close, as the market digested the economic data from China. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then dropped slightly by 0.38% day-on-day to RMB 781 per tonne on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also …

Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical

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Fertilizer Financial Markets Commentary/Curves

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Capesize rates plunge on thin market activity

Capesize freight rates were subdued toward the end of the week, following the selloff in paper markets and thin physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $1,785 day-on-day to $19,952 on Friday, as the physical market showed no signs of improvement. Due to weak freight market, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) plunged …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Oct 19th

Verdict – Short-term bearish. DCE iron ore tested high below 809.0 on Friday night session, however corrected deeply during Monday. From hourly chart, the rejection around 809.0 area indicated iron ore shift back to bearish territory. Iron ore potentially test 751.5, which was a three month low level. CCI rebounded from the lowest level last …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Oct 19th

Ferrous Market –    Steelbank Inventory: construction steel inventories 6.73 million tonnes, down 7.94% w-o-w. HRC 6.38 million tonnes, down 4.83%. –    World Steel Association: 2o2o Global steel demand down 2.4% y-o-y to 1.725 billion tonnes. Year 2021 steel demand recovered to 1.795 billion tonnes, up 4.1% estimated. –    MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventories at …

European Close 16-10-20

Is the market taking a rest, or is it bullish? This is the question that traders need to ask when looking at the iron ore. Four bearish days have been capped by two bullish days (one bullish and a push into the night session) with the futures up 1.6% at USD 116.76, this would suggest …