Morning Oil Report 09/11/20

Brent crude futures for January climbed 94 cents, or 2.4%, to $40.39 a barrel by 0710 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for December was at $38.07, up 93 cents, or 2.5%. This increase came after a 4% fall on Friday as a result of continuing uncertainty over the race for the White House. …

DCE rallies on high steel prices

Iron ore futures rose on higher steel prices, back by better demand and new round of sintering cut in Tangshan. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 3.61% or RMB 28.50 day-on-day to RMB 817.50 /mt on Monday. Following the rally, the steel rebar contract on the …

Capesize rates bounce from the low on better fixtures

Capesize freight rates rebounded from previous session losses, due to handful of fixtures done on firmer rates. The Capesize 5 time charter average inched up by RMB 244 day-on-day to $14,421 on Friday, as market confidence returned after a flurry of fixtures. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then moved up slightly by 0.17% or 2 …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 9th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore gave back some gains after the spike on last hour of Friday night and first 10 minutes of the day session. At the same time, volume return to normal level as well. The market entered a neutral to bullish range however a confirm of breakthrough on 827.0-834.0 would …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 9th

Ferrous Market –    Steelbank: China contruction steel inventory 6.73 million tonnes, down 11.18% w-o-w. HRC 2.38 million tonnes, down 6.8% w-o-w. –    MySteel researched Tangshan 10 sample steel mills profit 332 yuan/tonnes, up 67 yuan w-o-w. Billet cost after tax down 7 yuan w-o-w. –    China Jan-Oct iron ore import at 975 million tonnes, up …