Monthly archives: May 2021

Daily DCE Review 24/5/21

Iron ore futures got off to a poor start of the week with softening rates due to lower steel prices and reduced margins. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then fell by 5.21% on-day or up RMB 58.50 to RMB 1,064/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures …

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Daily Capesize Review 21/0/5/21

Capesize freight rates inched up amid bullish sentiment in the paper market, though the physical market remained sluggish. The Capesize 5 time charter average then rose by $959 day-on-day to $32,593 on Friday, as the paper market extended its bullish run. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also went up slightly by 1.59% or 45 points …

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Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 24/5/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract created the lowest since April 16th, however recover most of losses in Asian session. The resistance on 1100 area was significant. Hourly slow stochastic KD created gold cross near oversold area. CCI created bullish divergence with iron ore price. Technical signals were indicating a slow down …

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/5/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore： ·         Iron ore short-run neutral.   Macro ·         On the morning of May 23,China National Development of Reform and Commission and other five departments jointly held a meeting interview key enterprises with strong market influence in iron ore, steel, copper, aluminum and other industries, with the participation of the Iron …

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FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 24/05/21

At 11:39 am Singapore time (0339 GMT), the ICE Brent July contract was up 50 cents/b (0.75%) from the May 21 settle at $66.94/b, while the July NYMEX light sweet crude contract was up 60 cents/b (0.94%) at $64.18/b.   Last week saw a dramatic decline for the brent front month futures as a result …

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FIS Morning Report Tanker FFA 24-05-2021

Return of Ocean Tankers VLCCs dampens tanker market, McQuilling says (Tradewinds) The return on the Ocean Tankers VLCC fleet after the arrest in 2020 is set to depress rates as the freight support from stronger demand will largely be offset by a substantial supply imbalance and the bearish market sentiment is likely to continue into …

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