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More iron ore price corrections after stricter trading measures

A total of 770,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Dec 24, less 7.23% on-week as compared to the trade volume of 770,000 mt recorded last week. Benchmark iron ore prices peaked above $175/mt since the start of the week, but soon dropped as Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) imposed stricter measures …

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DCE rebounds despite strict trading restrictions

Iron ore futures rebounded over buoyant market outlook, despite DCE’s tightening of trading limits. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) rose slightly by 0.93% or RMB 9.50 to RMB 1,036/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange however, dropped by 0.39% or RMB 17 day-on-day …

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Capesize rates rise on good shipping outlook

Capesize freight rates rose by year-end, due to better physical freight rates supported by firm iron ore prices. The Capesize 5 time charter average then hiked up by $940 day-on-day to $16,409 on Wednesday, amid good traded volume and strong index. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) followed the upward market movement and rose slightly by …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Dec 24th

Ferrous Market –    Tangshan 10 sample steel mills pig iron before tax 2702 yuan/tonne, billet cost 3474 yuan/tonne, up 110 yuan/tonne w-o-w. Gross profit 396 yuan/tonne, up 100 yuan/tonne. –    China will reduce some waste metal custom tax to 0. Mongolia coke custom tax reduced from 5% to 2.5%. –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production …

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Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review Dec 24th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore spiked and retreat from the high during last trading hour. Iron ore consolidate in the range 1027.5- 1059.0 area in short-run potentially. Hourly slow stochastic KD potentially create dead cross. Hourly MACD flattened during last two hours. Technical signals were indicating neutral. The first support is 1127.5. The …

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