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DCE corrects from trading limits

Iron ore futures continued to correct after another choppy session, as market participants felt the effect of trading limits imposed by the exchange. Thus, the most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) went down by 5.78% or RMB 62.50 to RMB 1,027/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

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Capesize rates benefit from better Pacific market

Capesize freight rates inched up despite muted shipping activities, except for key shipping routes of the west Australia and Brazil to China. The Capesize 5 time charter average then hiked up by $384 day-on-day to $15,469 on Tuesday, after a quiet start to the week with small trading volume in between. The Baltic Dry Index …

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Morning Oil Report

Brent crude futures fell 71 cents, or 1.4%, to $49.37 a barrel at 0646 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slid 67 cents, or 1.4%, to $46.35 a barrel. Both contracts fell nearly 2% on Tuesday, already a second straight session of declines.   API Crude +2.70M Cushing +0.341M Gasoline -0.224M Distillate …

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