Daily DCE Review 25/2/21

Iron ore futures opened high, but only to flatten at the afternoon closing session, amid strong Chinese steel demand. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then rose by 1.39% day-on-day or RMB 15.50 to RMB 1,131/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also went …

Daily Capesize Review 24/2/21

Capesize freight rates softened on thin shipping activities with much market uncertainty in both basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped further by $901 day-on-day to $12,316 on Wednesday, as the paper market traded at tight range for March contract. Thus, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) reversed into losses despite the strength of …