Australian products overshadow Brazilian high-grade ores

A total of 3.05 million mt of iron ore was exchanged hands for the week ended Jul 3, up 26.60% week-on-week from previous week traded volumes. As usual, the Australian Pilbara Blend Fines (PBF) remained the most popular products among buyers, accounting nearly 34% of the trades. The next popular products went to Jimblebar fines …

DCE ends the week on flat note

Chinese futures ended the week in positive despite mixed market outlook regarding the softening steel demand. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, rose slightly by RMB 5.00 or 0.67% day-on-day at RMB 746.50 per tonne on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jul 3rd

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore consolidate in narrow range, open interest continuously exhaust. Iron ore trading range stuck in 737 – 748.5 area for current four trading days. The bigger range from 733.0 to 752.0. Iron ore will keep consolidating if fail to breakthrough the current range. Be aware of Friday games, iron …

FIS Daily Physical Review Jul 3rd

Ferrous Market Updates –    ​MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventory at 108.09 million tonnes, up 276,500 tonnes w-o-w. Daily evacuation 3.15 million tonnes down 50,000 tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore on ports at 61.49 million tonnes up 156,000 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore on ports at 22.42 million tonnes up 693,000 tonnes w-o-w. 147 ships …

DCE slips over steel demand concerns

Chinese futures moved to slight decline over industry concerns over China’s low steel demand in summer season. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, slipped slightly by RMB 3.00 or 0.40% day-on-day at RMB 738.50 per tonne on Thursday. On the contrary, the steel rebar contract on …