Daily Capesize Review 15/6/21

Capesize freight rates rallied on more shipping activities as trade participants returned from holidays amid improving demand. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then rose by $1,257 day-on-day to $30,640 on Tuesday, following market optimism on iron ore shipping demand. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then went up to a one-month high at 3,025 readings, …

Daily DCE Review 15/6/21

Iron ore futures closed the afternoon session with slight gains against previous losses in the morning session, due to market concerns over slack steel consumption season. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then inched up slightly by 0.91% on-day or RMB 11 to RMB 1,225/mt on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract …