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Capesize market rebound to better shipping demand, with improving freight rates in both the Atlantic and Pacific basins. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average rose by $587 to $3,462 on Tuesday, as some trade participants believed that the market had bottomed out. Buoyed by the better Capesize market, the Baltic Dry Index rose over …
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Chinese futures hiked to slight gain on Wednesday, as the iron ore rally slowed after six consecutive days of positive run. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went up slightly by 0.93% day-on-day to RMB 704.50 per tonne on Wednesday. On the contrary, the steel rebar …
Chinese futures jumped for the fifth consecutive trading day on anticipation of further infrastructure stimulus introduced during the National’s People Congress. Thus, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked further by 3.64% day-on-day to RMB 711 per tonne on Tuesday. Similarly, the steel rebar contract on …
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Capesize market continued its positive run with more fixings and stronger Pacific market that drove better freight rates. As such, the Capesize 5 time charter average rose by $481 to $2,875 on Monday, as some trade participants were heard to do “bottom picking” after another round of short covering. Driven by better Capesize rates, the …
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Chinese futures rose on better Chinese iron ore demand, while tight port inventory and slow shipment continued to support price upticks. As such, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, jumped by 5.41% on-day to RMB 691.50 per tonne on Monday. Following the rally, the steel rebar …
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Capesize market seemed to turn around on better freight rates in key routes as cargoes volume returned. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average recorded at $2,394 on Friday, up by $402 day-on-day. Despite the rebound, Capesize rates were still almost in historical all time low, thus it may be too early to conclude that …
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Mining major, Rio Tinto’s first blockchain iron ore trade with Baosteel this week may set the trend for more such trades to come. The paperless trade transaction was done via the Contour trade finance blockchain platform, that breaks away from the traditional paperwork when documents were normally couriered for inspection. This ‘breakaway’ buried the image …
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Capesize market seemed to dive to a new low with each passing days, prompting trade participants to think if the market has bottomed or another V-shape recovery is around the corner. Gone are the heydays of the boom days when spot cape was trading high toward $200,000 per day in the 2008 and instead the …
Chinese futures ended the week on high note, due to better buying interests over tightness in port inventory. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked by 3.33% on-day to RMB 668 per tonne at Friday. Following the rally, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures …
Chinese futures continued to rally for second consecutive day on higher production and margins. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked by 1.09% to RMB 647.50 per tonne at Thursday. On the contrary, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange had slid slightly with …
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