Monthly archives: May 2021

Daily DCE Review 31/5/21

Iron ore futures opened high at the start of the week, rebounding from price corrections last week, after the announcement of more commodity price controls. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then rose by 5.28% on-day or up RMB 55.50 to RMB 1,106/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the …

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Daily Capesize Review 28/5/21

Capesize freight rates plunged as the physical market came under pressure and resulted a selloff in the paper market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then fell by $2,320 day-on-day to $25,614 on Friday, following the selloff. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dropped down by 3.42% or 92 points on-day to 2,596 readings, due …

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Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 31/5/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract recovered massively during the day, however open interest was similar to previous trading day, indicating the balance structure between long and shorts. CCI hourly chart was indicating a potential roof area. Slow stochastic KD entered an overbought area. Technical signals were indicating a slow down on …

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 31/5/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore： ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         China PM Li Keqiang pointed out at the meeting that to utilize market tools to solve major problems in economic such as rising commodity prices, promote science and technology innovation, expand domestic demand and promote opening up. Xi Jinping delivered an important speech …

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