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Daily DCE Review 1/3/21

Iron ore futures opened high, but only to dip at afternoon session, due to poorer economic indicators from China. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then dropped by 0.83% day-on-day or RMB 9.50 to RMB 1,132.50/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also went …

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Fuel Oil Morning Report 01/03/21

Oil prices rebounded more than $1 on Monday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a huge stimulus package, although a drop in China’s February factory activity growth capped gains. Brent crude futures for May rose $1.07, or 1.7%, to $65.49 per barrel by 0410 GMT. The April contract expired on Friday. U.S. West Texas …

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Daily Capesize Review 26/2/21

Capesize freight rates continued its downward movement, as the physical market flattened out in both basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $269 day-on-day to $11,934 on Friday, as liquidity dried up in the physical market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dipped by 1.47% or 25 points to 1,675 readings, amid …

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