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Daily DCE Review 4/3/21

Iron ore futures continued to rally on tight supply and better steel demand, amid production restriction. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then hiked up by 1.95% day-on-day or RMB 22.50 to RMB 1,174.50/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also rose slightly by …

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Daily Capesize Review 3/3/21

Capesize freight rates jumped on bullish market sentiment with supports from physical fixtures on key trading routes. The Capesize 5 time charter average then gained for the second consecutive days by $1,758 day-on-day to $13,910 on Wednesday, with better market positivity in March contracts. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also rallied on better freight rates …

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FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 04/03/21

Brent crude futures added 53 cents, or 0.8%, to $64.60 a barrel, as of 0553 GMT, after climbing more than 2% on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 46 cents, or 0.8% to $61.74 a barrel.   EIA week ending 2/26 Crude oil: +21.6M Gasoline: -13.6M Distillates: -9.7M Refiner utilz: 56.0% Impld …

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Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review 4/3/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bullish. DCE iron ore refreshed historical new highs during the current two trading days. Open interest indicated new long positions were built to drive market up. Hourly MACD expanded. Hourly CCI was approaching new high in March. Be aware of the resistance on historical high area in 1180.0- 1185.0 area, …

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Ferrous Daily Physical Review 4/3/21

Ferrous Market –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production 3.38 million tonnes, up 5.9% w-o-w.Mills inventory 5.22 million tonnes, up 1.36% w-o-w. Circulation inventory 13.04 million tonnes, up 6.73% w-o-w. –    Tangshan stopped road transportation to port areas from March 3rd – 6th since a new round of air pollution expected to hit Tangshan Area. –    …

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