Category archives: Ferrous

Castaway Podcast – Episode 22

Storm clouds are brewing in the US, but for now it’s all clear at the FIS offices where the team are joined by Richard Heath, Senior Manager of group Strategy at EEX, to discuss developments in the dry and container freight futures markets, together with our usual comment and analysis across FIS products   Available …

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DCE closes higher on late rally

Iron ore futures closed higher after a late rally at the afternoon session, as more buyers entered the market with rumors of declining port inventory. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 0.73% or RMB 6 day-on-day to RMB 828.50 per tonne on Wednesday after opening …

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Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Aug 26th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore rebound after a streak of losses over previous five trading days. Iron ore Jan created higher lows compared to last trading day. Current effective support at 808.0, which was tested in early August as well for many times. Hourly MACD created gold cross, however in the late market. …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Aug 26th

Ferrous Market –    Ganggu Construction Steel Inventory: production 1.92 million tonnes, up 2.73% w-o-w. Mills inventory 2.96 million tonnes, down 8.40% w-o-w. Circulation inventory 5.38 million tonnes, down 5.52% w-o-w. –    MySteel 45 port previous week iron ore arrived 24.99 million tonnes, down 1.58 million tonnes w-o-w. Northern six ports arrivals at 13.78 million tonnes, …

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DCE dips on cautious trading

Iron ore futures softened for the second consecutive trading day as trade participants become more cautious after the rally seen last week. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dropped by 1.83% or RMB 15.50 day-on-day to RMB 832.50 per tonne on Monday. However, the steel rebar contract …

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DCE cools down after last week rally

Iron ore futures slid at the start of the week, after the recent rally last week that pushed iron ore prices to a record high. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dropped by 1.83% or RMB 15.50 day-on-day to RMB 832.50 per tonne on Monday. However, the …

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