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DCE gains on better H2 outlook
Iron ore future rose for the second consecutive day on better market outlook on anticipation of improved steel demand after rainy season in China. The most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange continued the upward trend with gains of 1.14% or RMB 9.50 day-on-day to RMB 841.50 a tonne on Wednesday. …
FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 22/07/2020
Brent futures tumbled 35 cents, or 0.8%, to $43.97 a barrel by 5:41 am GMT, and WTI futures plunged 39 cents, or 0.9%, to $41.53. Front-month September ICE Brent futures briefly touched a four-month high above $44.80/b in the US trading sessions as investor optimism was buoyed by promising results from multiple COVID-19 vaccine trials …
Ferts in Focus 22/07/20
*Indian tender prices disappoint Urea markets once again revolved around news out of India this past week, with the closing of their latest urea purchasing tender on Friday. As last time, the most competitive offers into the tender were below market expectations. However, rather than accept prices this time round, most participants in the tender have …
Tanker News Update
*Transatlantic Bulls The past couple of days have seen a large jump in transatlantic routes worldscale values. The main routes that carry gasoline on MR vessels are; TC2 travelling from ARA to NY and the back-haul route, TC14 from Houston to ARA. TC2 rates in previous weeks had seen lows of WS70, however the start …
