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Good restocking activities before winter season

A total of 2.68 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Nov 20, nearly doubled week-on-week, as compared to 1.82 million mt recorded last week. The high transaction volume was attributed to active restocking activities that typically occurred at the second half of November ahead of the winter season. PBF had …

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Morning Oil Report 20/11/20

Brent crude futures were down 5 cents, or 0.1% to $44.17 a barrel at 0744 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude contract was down at $41.90 a barrel. The WTI contract for November, which expires on today, was also flat at $41.74 per barrel.   The news of vaccine efficacy is having positive reverberations around …

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DCE closes the week on gain from steel rally

Iron ore futures ended the week on gains, after a late session rally driven by good steel margins and prices. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange went up by 1.72 % or RMB 15 day-on-day to RMB 887.50/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

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Capesize rates fall due to supply gut in the Atlantic

Capesize freight rates continued to slide on mixed market from an oversupplied Atlantic market, despite some cargo improvement seen in the Pacific. Due to the mixed market movement, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) increased slightly by 1.70% or 19 points to 1,134 readings.   Both basins move in different directions Atlantic market was still oversupplied …

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