DCE flattens after Vale’s supply assurance

Chinese futures came slightly flat today after a selloff in the morning session, before recovering loss grounds later at afternoon session. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, edged up slightly by 0.40% day-on-day to RMB 755 per tonne on Wednesday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 3rd(Hourly Chart from Apr 16th to Jun 3rd)

Verdict – Short-term consolidation. DCE iron ore closed at 755.0 yuan slight lower than previous 757.0 yuan. The trading volume narrowed with a slight increase on open interest. From hourly chart, slow stochastic created second lower dead cross above overbought area, however flattened. Daily candles created a doji, and iron ore entered a symmetrical triangle …

Copper Bulls Maintain Control

Having initially reacted negatively to the the Chinese stimulus two weeks ago the futures found buying support at the 55 day average. The bulls maintain control pushing the futures back to (and slightly above) the highs from the 21 – 05 – 20   Control, but not dominance, four days of upward price action is …

The Iron Ore Market Is Polarized as Australia Booms, Brazil Lags

In the global iron ore market right now it’s a tale of two very different exporters. While mining majors in Australia are going flat out and the country may be shipping record volumes, rival Brazil has seen stunted flows with the coronavirus pandemic restraining operations.   The contrasting fortunes of the pair — which between them account more than …

FIS Daily Physical Review Jun 3rd

Iron Ore and Steel Market Updates –    Turkey Iskenderun mill Koc Metalurji will extend suspension to July. KM produced 1.2 million iron ore mtpa, 550,000 tonnes of rebar annually. –    Ukraine DCH group miner subsidiary Sukhaya Balka Jan – Apr production down 3.7% to 875,000 tonnes y-o-y. –    CISA and Vale tele-conference suggest Vale currently …

Iron ore “could continue to test new highs”

Iron ore futures rallied above $98 on Tuesday on better Chinese outlook and ongoing supply concerns from Brazil. Iron ore port inventories have fallen to a four-year low as China moved past the coronavirus pandemic, prompting Chinese steel mills to ramp up output, boosting demand for iron ore.   The latest Purchasing Manager’s Index for …

DCE stays on black after closing selloff

Chinese futures struggled to stay on positive after a selloff near closing that threatened to give up all the gains made in the morning session. Thus, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went up slightly by 0.07% day-on-day to RMB 757 per tonne on Tuesday. Similar …

Vale expected to ship more iron ore to China in 2020

Brazil’s Vale SA expects iron ore shipments to China to rise in 2020, versus 2019, due to falling demand in other countries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a phone call between the miner and the China Iron and Steel Association. Production at Vale has not been impacted by the pandemic and it is …

Iron ore consolidation points to potential reversal

Ferrous Sector Money-flow: DCE iron ore aggregated open interest reached a high at 1.18 million lots on February 21 as well as creating periodic high, following a correction of 19.26%. The open interest high last week was 1.15 million lots. Long positions need to be aware of the similar correction happen for the second time …