Category archives: Ferrous

Ferrous trade weekly review 26/2/21

A total of 740,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Feb 26, as the market welcomed the return of Chinese trade participants from holidays. During the week, the trading activities began sluggishly and thinned as mills gradually resumed to the full operation capacity to pre-holidays level. Nevertheless, the PBF accounted the …

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Daily DCE Review 26/2/21

Iron ore futures closed higher at the afternoon session, despite a sluggish start in the morning session, amid good steel consumption for the week. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then rose by 1.72% day-on-day or RMB 19.50 to RMB 1,151/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the …

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Daily DCE Review 25/2/21

Iron ore futures opened high, but only to flatten at the afternoon closing session, amid strong Chinese steel demand. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then rose by 1.39% day-on-day or RMB 15.50 to RMB 1,131/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also went …

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Daily Capesize Review 24/2/21

Capesize freight rates softened on thin shipping activities with much market uncertainty in both basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped further by $901 day-on-day to $12,316 on Wednesday, as the paper market traded at tight range for March contract. Thus, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) reversed into losses despite the strength of …

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