Category archives: Ferrous

DCE rallies on high restocking demand

Iron ore futures rallied on high steel margins and prices, after a strong opening at the start before moving flattish at the closing afternoon session. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then hiked up by 2.45 % or RMB 21 day-on-day to RMB 876.50/mt on Thursday. The steel …

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Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 19th

Verdict – Short-term neutral, be aware of reversal. DCE iron ore Jan contract rebound with increasing volume, Jan contract created historical high at 886.0. However hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross near overbought area. Hourly CCI created bearish divergence with hourly candle from the first hour of the day. The first support is 850.0. …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 19th

Ferrous Market –    Tangshan 10 steel mills average pig iron cost 2446 yuan/tonne, billet cost 3181 yuan/tonne, up 2 yuan/tonne. Mills gross profit 419 yuan/tonne, up 18 yuan w-o-w. –    China coal mines safety and inspection bureau planned to investigate Shanxi Province on the safety production and facilities for three months. –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: …

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European Close 18/11/20

Iron ore futures continue to trade at new highs signaling the market trend remains bullish. Demand remains resilient whilst we are seeing a decline in steel inventories by 178,400 tons (MySteel), this is following the strong industrial and property data from yesterday.   The fundamental continues to support the market with futures trading up to …

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