DCE rallies on record-low port inventory

Chinese futures closed the week on positive note after a rally at afternoon session as China’s port inventory dropped to the lowest level in four years. Thus, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, rose by 1.90% day-on-day to RMB 777 per tonne on Friday. The steel …

Crude extends losses on ‘second wave’ fears

The crude market extended losses overnight as a surge in U.S. Coronavirus cases this week raised the prospect of a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting demand in the world’s biggest consumer of crude and fuel.   Traders are concerned about signs that Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are continuing to rise and topped …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 12th(Hourly Chart from Apr 22nd to Jun 12th)

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore rebounded with increasing volume and interest. However be aware of major trades are tend to be short-run. Iron ore tested low and strongly supported by 10 day moving average. The return to bull requires a breakthrough on 798.0, previous high. From hourly chart, MACD created gold cross. CCI …

FIS Daily Physical Review Jun 12th

Iron Ore and Steel Market Updates –    China 45 ports iron ore inventories at 106.97 million tonnes, down 560,000 tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore port inventories 61.29 million tonnes, up 780,000 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore 20.71 million tonnes, down 1.07 million tonnes w-o-w. –     Mysteel researched 247 blast furnace operation rate at 91.67%, up 0.65% …

Panamax futures remain buoyant on China soybean purchases

Panamax futures remained buoyant this week as China continued to buy US Soybeans, despite increased political tensions over Hong Kong. The Q4 futures rallied 5.5% on Wednesday as the world’s second largest economy was revealed as purchasing 10 cargoes of soybeans this month from the U.S. alone, according to Bloomberg. China needs beans and remains …

DCE flattens amid rainy season

Chinese futures remained almost flat on limited market activity as buyers prepared for lower steel demand during rainy season. As such, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, dipped slightly by 0.59% day-on-day to RMB 759 per tonne on Thursday. Similarly, there was not much movement in …