Monthly archives: December 2021

Ferrous Trade Weekly Review 17/12/21

A total of 710,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Dec 17, up   weekly, despite approaching the holidays season. The improving margins and market optimism over steel demand in the new year had lifted the market sentiments, though some trade participants expected some sintering curbs ahead of the Winter Olympics. During …

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Oil and Products Morning Report 17/12/21

At 10:12 am Singapore time (0212 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was down 11 cents/b (0.15%) from the previous close at $74.91/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract fell 18 cents/b (0.25%) at $72.20/b. Both benchmarks had settled higher by 1.5%-2.1% overnight.     Investors have seen few fresh developments or …

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Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review 17/12/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore May22 contract pushed high in night session however gave back all gains in the following day session with increasing volume compared to last trading day, indicating a potential divergence on the market sentiments. Hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross below overbought boundary. Hourly CCI fell fast from …

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 17/12/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore： • Neutral. Macro • The Bank of England unexpectedly raised interest rates by 15 basis points in borrowing costs for the first time in the current three years, due to a concerns over pandemic and the highest inflation for the past decade. • From December 15th, China central bank PBOC …

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Daily DCE Review 17/12/21

Iron ore futures ended the week on surplus, with market optimism over better steel demand in the new year with improving margins. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for January delivery then jumped by 1.88% day-on-day or up RMB 12.50 to RMB 676.50/mt, during the day trading session on Friday. The rebar futures also …

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Daily Capesize Review 16/12/21

Capesize freight rates softened on limited shipping activities, as holidays season approached that slowed trading in the market. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then slumped down by $3,134 day-on-day to $24,003 on Thursday, after sustaining further losses in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dropped by $167, down 6.27% day-on-day, to …

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