DCE rises on good economic indicators

Iron ore futures ended the day session higher, supported by the better steel margins and positive economic data from China. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose further by 1.11% or RMB 10 day-on-day to RMB 911.50/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, …

Capesize rates continue to improve on firmer market

Capesize freight rates maintained upward climb, due to the improving physical market and higher bunker prices. The Capesize 5 time charter average then went up by $198 day-on-day to $12,712 on Friday, due to market optimism on December shipping demand. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) followed the better freight rates and booked a gain of …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 30th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract created bigger volatility during the day compared to last week. Iron ore created new high however stayed less than 1 minute and pulled back. Iron ore potentially consolidate around 911.0-912.0 area. Hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross on Nov 27th and Nov 30th. Technical signals …

Daily FerrousPhysical Review Nov30th

Ferrous Market –    Steelbank: construction steel inventories 3.63 million tonnes, down 7.4% w-o-w. HRC inventories 1.45 million tonnes, down 8.42% w-o-w. –    Vale was approved to recover production in Serra Leste miner, expected total production 4-5 million tonnes in the year 2021, and reached 6 million of annual production in the year 2022. –    Tangshan …