Daily DCE Review 1/2/21

Iron ore futures opened high, only to close lower later at the afternoon trading session, due to softer China’s economic indicators and lower construction activities. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), thus dipped by 0.76% day-on-day or RMB 7.50 to RMB 977.50/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on …

Daily Capesize Review 29/1/21

Capesize freight rates continued to slide on muted trading activities, amid softening physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then slipped further by $458 day-on-day to $15,675 on Friday, after some short selling in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also declined further by 1.22 % day-on-day or 18 points to 1,452 …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 01/02/2021

The week began with gains in early trading for both Brent and U.S. crude. Brent futures increasing 36c to $55.40 per barrel and WTI rising 24c to $52.44 (06:12GMT.) Prices have been boosted by vaccination programmes getting underway in hard-hit countries as well as output cuts by major producers.  (Reuters)   A delegate has claimed …

Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review 1/2/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish.   DCE iron ore corrected during the day. Iron ore consolidated for most of January. The breakdown on 1005.5 would potentially trigger a big level correction. Hourly CCI created double tops and potentially reach the weak area below -100. Houly MACD was flattening. The short-term signals were indicating an …

Ferrous Daily Physical Review 1/2/21

Ferrous Market –    Australia Pilbara Ports Authority sent a cyclone notice late last week, the cyclone passed by the Hedland port area, which was cleared during weekends. However the cyclone has left the coastal area on Monday, detail impact on delivery to be announced. –    FMG SSF discount expanded to 11% from 10% in January. …