Ferrous Trade Weekly Review 29/1/21

A total of 1,720,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Jan 29, up 16.22% as compared to previous week. During the week, there were some market concerns over reduced iron ore imports for 2021, as the Beijing policymakers had reportedly planned to reduce Chinese steel production to cut carbon emission. Nevertheless, …

Daily DCE Review 29/1/21

Iron ore futures moved flattish throughout the trading day and closed lower at the close, due to market concerns over high steel stockpiles. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) then fell by 2.03% day-on-day or RMB 20.50 to RMB 990/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

Daily Capesize Review 28/1/21

Capesize freight rates slid further on weakening physical market, due to low shipping demand and bearish market outlook. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped further by $1,657 day-on-day to $16,133 on Thursday, following a short sharp selloff in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also went down further by 4.55 % …