Monthly archives: November 2021

Daily DCE Review 18/11/21

Iron ore futures closed in negative regions, despite a late morning rally to push prices higher, amid thin steel margins environment. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for January delivery then fell by 5.10% day-on-day or down RMB 27.50 to RMB 511.50/mt, during the day trading session on Thursday. The rebar futures also inched …

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Daily Capesize Review 17/11/21

Capesize freight rates extended losses in seasonally lean period, amid weak iron ore and steel demand in China. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then slumped by $2,653 day-on-day to $25,406 on Wednesday, amid a selloff session. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then dropped by $161, down by 6.21% day-on-day, to $2,430, due to softening …

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Evening Tanker FFA Report 17/11/21

  Trades Recap:   Another quiet day for TC2 as Dec continued its decline to 150 with 146 trading later. TC5 Dec also came under pressure trading at 132 in the morning, before trading 130.5, 130, 129 before 128 with Cal22 trading at $26.75/mt. Q1 came off slightly to $25.6/mt, TC6 Dec came off 8pts …

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ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Market Update 17/11/21

Americas bunker prices have inched down with Brent, and there are signs of better prompt bunker availability in Panama.   Changes on the day to 08.30 CST (14.30 GMT) today: VLSFO prices down in Zona Comun ($26/mt), Los Angeles ($4/mt), Houston and New York ($2/mt) and Balboa ($1/mt) LSMGO prices up in Balboa ($2/mt), and …

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