Monthly archives: January 2021

Daily DCE review 14/1/21

Iron ore futures rallied on high restocking demand and closed the day trading session on bullish note. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) then, rose by 1.64% on-day or RMB 17 to RMB 1,055/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was flattish throughout the …

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Daily Capesize review 13/1/21

Capesize freight rates inched higher, despite correction in the paper market and cooling off in the physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then rose slightly by $68 day-on-day to $26,489 on Wednesday, despite a selloff in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) managed to rise slightly by 0.38% or 7 points …

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Morning Oil Report 14/1/21

Brent crude oil futures fell 18 cents, or 0.3%, to $55.88 a barrel by 0425 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) slipped by 11 cents, or 0.2%, to $52.80 a barrel.   EIA week ending 1/8 Crude oil: -3.2M Gasoline: +4.4M Distillates: +4.8M Refiner utilz: 82.0% Impld mogas demand: 7.53 Mbpd   Robust Chinese …

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