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DCE rises despite mixed market indicators

Iron ore futures inched closer to the $1,000/mt mark, due to good industrial output indicator from China, despite lower crude steel production recorded in November. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) then rose by 1.48% day-on-day or RMB 14.50 to RMB 994/mt on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on …

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Morning Oil Report 15/12/20

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 36 cents, or 0.8%, to $46.63 a barrel at 0506 GMT, while Brent crude futures fell 40 cents, or 0.8%, to $49.89 a barrel, erasing Monday’s gains.   Shale oil production is expected to fall by about 136,000 barrels per day in January to 7.44 million barrels …

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