Category archives: Ferrous

DCE flattens for second day amid slow season

Chinese futures fell for the second consecutive day due to market concerns over lower steel demand the rainy season. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went down slightly by RMB 3.50 or 0.47% day-on-day at RMB 744.50 per tonne on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on …

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DCE drops despite return of Chinese participants from holidays

Chinese futures slipped downward despite the return of Chinese participants after a long holiday. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went down by RMB 29 or 3.79% day-on-day at RMB 736 per tonne on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange followed suite …

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Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 29th

Verdict – Short-term bearish. DCE iron ore broke down 746.5, the neckline of previous multiple tops from June 5th. If a further breakdown on 733.0, iron ore potentially entered a bearish market and targeting 685.5. From hourly chart, Iron ore created dead cross during this morning with massive volume. Slow stochastic KD widened after a …

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BHP makes first blockchain trade with Baosteel

BHP completed its first blockchain iron ore trade with China Baoshan Iron & Steel worth around 14 million mt on Monday. The transaction was done via MineHub platform for June delivery and the platform process included contract terms, exchanged digital documents and provided real-time cargo visibility.   Keeping its promise Thus, BHP had kept its …

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FIS Daily Physical Review Jun 29th

Ferrous Market Updates –    ​MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventory at 107.81 million tonnes, up 1.64 million tonnes w-o-w. Daily evacuation 3.20 million tonnes up 93,800 tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore on ports at 61.34 million tonnes up 619,000 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore on ports at 21.73 million tonnes up 402,500 tonnes w-o-w. –    …

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