Daily DCE Review 14/4/21

Iron ore futures dipped after recent rally, due to market concerns over high materials costs that reduced steel margins. The most-traded iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery then fell slightly by 0.39% day-on-day or up RMB 4 to RMB 1,011.50/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

Daily Capesize Review 13/4/21

Capesize freight rates rose on strong physical fixtures in both basins, despite some weakening in the FFA market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then inched up slightly by $79 day-on-day to $26,055 on Tuesday, after some profit-takings in paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) however, dipped on softening smaller vessels rates and went …