Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 12/5/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run bullish. Macro ·         U.S. dollar index DXY maintained consolidation from 90 – 90.3. ·         United Nations mid-year 2021 report indicated China growth expected to growth rate at 8.2%, higher than previous prediction at 7.2%. U.S. economy growth rate at 6.2%, higher than previous prediction as well. …

Daily DCE Review 11/5/21

Iron ore futures had toned down from yesterday record-high session, but still maintained the upward momentum on bullish steel demand. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery inched up by 1.67% on-day or RMB 21.50 to RMB 1,306.50/mt on Tuesday, much lower as compared to high 10% increase seen on previous day. …

Morning Steel and Scrap Report 11/5/21

Good Morning,   FOB China HRC   The index jumped by $64/t on Monday (10.5.21) to US$1014/t, MTD US$946.17/t.   Shanghai mainstream HRC ex-warehouse prices rose by Yn560/t to Yn6,620/t yesterday on heated market sentiment and active trade. Chinese mills are active in pushing up their export offers to follow the domestic price trend. Three …

Singapore Iron Ore Report 10/05/2021

Market Commentary Iron ore futures surged more than 10% on Monday amid robust Chinese demand as well as optimism over global economic recovery, while the bilateral tensions between Australia and China also helped fired up the steelmaking ingredient. According to the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), Chinese mills’ daily crude steel production went up …

Morning Steel and Scrap Report 10/5/21

FOB China HRC   The index rose by $12/t last Friday (7.5.21) to US$950/t, MTD US$932.60/t.   An east China mill sold 10,000t SAE grade pipe-making coils at $950/t fob last week. Some other deals were heard done at $960/t fob for SS400 HRC, but no further details could be confirmed. Two major Chinese mills …

Daily DCE Review 10/5/21

Iron ore futures went up the roofer at the start of morning trading session to extend the post-holidays rally. The most-traded iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery then rallied up to the daily limit by 10% day-on-day or up RMB 120.50 to RMB 1,326.50/mt on Monday. The steel rebar …

Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 10/5/21

Verdict – Short-term bullish. DCE iron ore September contract reached limit-up at 1326.0. Most of trades from last week were done by previous buyers taking gains and new buyers entering market. Thus open interest fell by 13.8% from mid-April. Hourly MACD flattened. Slow stochastic widened. SHFE HRC and Rebar have significant bids working on limit-up …