Monthly archives: January 2021

Daily DCE Review 28/1/21

Iron ore futures slid from the RMB 1,000 mark as restocking activities cooled, while more steel imports are expected to replace steel output. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) then fell by 4.78% day-on-day or RMB 49.50 to RMB 985.50/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

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FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 28/1/21

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 33 cents, or 0.62%, to $52.52 a barrel at 0452 GMT, erasing Wednesday’s gain. Brent crude futures fell 36 cents, or 0.65%, to $55.45 a barrel before softening to lows of $55.31 by 0710GMT, after losing 10 cents on Wednesday.   EIA week ending 1/22 Crude oil: …

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Daily Capesize Review 27/1/21

Capesize freight rates continued the downward trend with softening physical market that caused a selloff in the paper market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dived further by $2,919 day-on-day to $17,790 on Wednesday, despite some late buying activities as some buyers tried to pick from the market bottom. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) …

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