Daily DCE Review 19/3/21

Iron ore futures slid over output restriction concerns in Tangshan, which dampened market appetite for raw materials. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then dipped by 3.47% day-on-day or down RMB 37.50 to RMB 1,042/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, also dropped slightly …

Daily Capesize Review 18/3/21

Capesize freight rates continued to rally on better physical demand with firm support from smaller vessels. The Capesize 5 time charter average then increased by $942 day-on-day to $18,873 on Thursday, despite some profit-takings during the trading session. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also hiked up higher by 5.23% or 110 points to 2,215 readings, …