Category archives: Ferrous

DCE rises on good economic indicators

Iron ore futures ended the day session higher, supported by the better steel margins and positive economic data from China. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose further by 1.11% or RMB 10 day-on-day to RMB 911.50/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, …

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Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 30th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract created bigger volatility during the day compared to last week. Iron ore created new high however stayed less than 1 minute and pulled back. Iron ore potentially consolidate around 911.0-912.0 area. Hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross on Nov 27th and Nov 30th. Technical signals …

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Daily FerrousPhysical Review Nov30th

Ferrous Market –    Steelbank: construction steel inventories 3.63 million tonnes, down 7.4% w-o-w. HRC inventories 1.45 million tonnes, down 8.42% w-o-w. –    Vale was approved to recover production in Serra Leste miner, expected total production 4-5 million tonnes in the year 2021, and reached 6 million of annual production in the year 2022. –    Tangshan …

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European Close 27-11-20

Iron ore continues to hold near its highs on the bullish sentiment from BHP earlier in the week. DCE futures produced a Doji star on the daily chart, signaling indecision is creeping into the market, warning that buyers and sellers are in balance.     Capesize futures closed the week lower after giving up Wednesday …

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Lesser iron ore intakes in preparation for winter

A total of 1.37 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Nov 27, almost halved or down 48.88% week-on-week, as compared to 2.68 million mt recorded last week. The lower transaction volume was due to colder weather in northern China that resulted in lesser construction activities and reduced the intakes for …

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DCE breaks the RMB 900/mt mark on higher steel demand

Iron ore futures ended the week on high note after much rally due to robust steel demand and high steel margins. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange broke the RMB 900/mt mark and rose by 1.52% or RMB 13.50 day-on-day to RMB 902/mt on Friday. The steel rebar …

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