DCE rises amid mixed outlook

Chinese futures continued to rally for the second consecutive day despite mixed market outlook over steel demand and tight supply during summer season. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, rose by RMB 20 or 2.68% day-on-day to RMB 767 per tonne on Tuesday. Following the iron …

Globally bullish or a bullish bubble?

It started in China. Base metals, equities and now iron ore have caught the bull market bug that started five days ago on the Shanghai Composite Index. The index was up nearly 6% from the close on Friday, capping five days of gains that has seen a 12.5% increase in the last five sessions. Optimism …

DCE ends high on market optimism

Chinese futures rose on the opening day of the week, due to bullish market sentiment and concerns over supply tightness. As such, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, rose by RMB 6.50 or 0.87% day-on-day to RMB 750.50 per tonne on Monday. Similarly, the steel rebar …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jul 6th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore rebounded aggressively by DCE afternoon session opening, and give back most of gains quickly. The rebound is potentially a test high of market. DCE iron ore in short-run still stuck in consolidation area. A rebound needs a confirm of breakthrough 772.0 area. A correction needs a confirm to …

FIS Daily Physical Review Jul 6th

Ferrous Market Updates –    ​Steelbank construction steel inventories 7.11 million tonnes, up 1.73% w-o-w. HRC inventories 1.84 million tonnes, up 1.08% w-o-w. –    Tangshan announced a new round of environment protection and production curb started from July 5th. However details to be announced. –    Some traders indicated currently seaborne iron ore were strong last week …