European close

As expected, the iron ore market has traded up to new highs today with the DCE futures trading up to 861.5 and the Dec offshore trading to a high of USD 122.99. Iron ore is following the steel Rebar that continues to push higher on strong industrial and property data with output in October remaining …

RCEP agreement fails to support Capesize market

Capesize freight rates continued to correct on softening physical market for a slow start to the week. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dipped by RMB 216 day-on-day to $12,282 on Monday, amid thin market activities with public holidays in Singapore and India. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also fell slightly by 0.36% or …

European Close 13/11/20

Iron ore bulls will have been happy with how the week was going before it wrapped. Prices were firm with an expectation that we could see another round of buying before the winter season started. This all changed 28 minutes before the closing bell, with price stalling below the CNY 850 resistance, leaving the market …