Monthly archives: December 2021

Daily DCE Review 15/12/21

Iron ore futures slipped on slowing steel demand and prolonged sintering curbs that dampened market sentiments. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for January delivery then went down by 2.04% day-on-day or down RMB 13.50 to RMB 649/mt, during the day trading session on Wednesday. The rebar futures, however, went up by 1.07% day-on-day …

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Morning Oil Report 15/12/2021

At 10 am Singapore time (0200 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was down 53 cents/b (0.72%) from the previous close at $73.17/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract fell 60 cents/b (0.85%) to $70.13/b.   Concerns over the omicron variant once again took center stage as emerging news showed the fast-spreading …

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Daily Capesize Review 14/12/21

Capesize freight rates continued to weaken due to slow shipping activities and oversupplied market, amid holidays season. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then plunged down by $6,289 day-on-day to $32,838 on Tuesday, after a massive selloff in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dropped by $284, down 8.83% day-on-day, to $2,932, …

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