Monthly archives: December 2020

DCE rises slightly on good PMIs

Iron ore futures opened lower, but ended slightly higher on a late market rally, following better economic indicators from China. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange went up by 0.28% or RMB 2.50 day-on-day to RMB 908.50/mt on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, …

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Capesize rates dip on thin activity

Capesize freight rates reversed into drop on thin shipping activities, amid some improvement in the physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average went down slightly by $91 day-on-day to $12,621 on Monday, after a slow start to the week. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then dropped by 0.24% or 3 points to 1,227 readings, due to weaker …

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