Chinese construction activities catch up before winter

A total of 1.15 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Nov 6, up 12.75% week-on-week as compared to the 1.02 million mt recorded last week. There were some catch-up operations among the Chinese construction firms right before the winter season, which resulted in more procurement. BRBF toppled PBF as the …

DCE ends choppy week on gains

Iron ore futures had a choppy session and managed to book a gain at the close, despite market concerns over high port inventory. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 0.84% or RMB 6.50 day-on-day to RMB 789.50/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 6th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore consolidate in narrow range for the third trading day during the week. Trading volume down 32% from yesterday. Short-run correction needs to breakdown 772.5. At the same time, a rebound needs a breakthrough with volume on 805.5 level. Hourly slow stochastic is potential to create dead cross below …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 6th

Ferrous Market –    MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventories at 128.12 million tonnes, up 482,500 tonnes w-o-w. Daily evacuation 3.1986 million tonnes, up 68,000 tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore 60.72 million tonnes, up 418,000 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore 39.56 million tonnes, up 174,000 tonnes w-o-w. 133 ships at ports, down 16. –    Mysteel researched …

European Close 05/11/20

The Election count is dragging on leaving uncertainty in certain financial sectors. Equities are catching a bid whilst the USD continues to come under pressure, having produced a rejection candle yesterday. For iron ore the market is finding support having traded down to RMB 772 overnight. The offshore futures are seeing a similar pattern, a …

FIS CASTAWAY – EPISODE 31

It’s not looking good for Aussie coal, and as we sit and wait for the US Election result Chris, Tom and Kerry explore the movements in our main commodity markets.     Website https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-31-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NsTa2G5jyL8yYmz8J83am?si=TohzLlfTTRqItrwRnBK9LQ   And Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242#episodeGuid=90aa0ff2-d3ed-e443-a8ed-792db6628550     Disclaimer: This podcast is a marketing communication and is not based upon detailed …