Category archives: Ferrous

DCE drops on mixed market outlook

Iron ore futures opened high before plunging at the close, as the market digested the economic data from China. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then dropped slightly by 0.38% day-on-day to RMB 781 per tonne on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also …

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Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical

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Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Oct 19th

Verdict – Short-term bearish. DCE iron ore tested high below 809.0 on Friday night session, however corrected deeply during Monday. From hourly chart, the rejection around 809.0 area indicated iron ore shift back to bearish territory. Iron ore potentially test 751.5, which was a three month low level. CCI rebounded from the lowest level last …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Oct 19th

Ferrous Market –    Steelbank Inventory: construction steel inventories 6.73 million tonnes, down 7.94% w-o-w. HRC 6.38 million tonnes, down 4.83%. –    World Steel Association: 2o2o Global steel demand down 2.4% y-o-y to 1.725 billion tonnes. Year 2021 steel demand recovered to 1.795 billion tonnes, up 4.1% estimated. –    MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventories at …

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European Close 16-10-20

Is the market taking a rest, or is it bullish? This is the question that traders need to ask when looking at the iron ore. Four bearish days have been capped by two bullish days (one bullish and a push into the night session) with the futures up 1.6% at USD 116.76, this would suggest …

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A decent rebound for the post-Golden week

A total of 1.5 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Oct 16, up almost 8.7% week-on-week as compared to the 1.38 million mt recorded as of Sep 30. The uptick in trading volumes was due to the return of Chinese participants from the weeklong National Day holidays in early October. …

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DCE dips further as port inventory reaches 7-month high

Iron ore futures ended the week in decline due to high port inventory and slow steel demand in China. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dipped down by 0.63% day-on-day to RMB 785.50 per tonne on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange remained flattish …

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