Singapore Iron Ore Derivatives 26/08/21

Iron Ore Market Update   Market Commentary   Iron ore remained supported following an uptick in restocking. According to trade sources, restocking activities have picked up ahead of the peak steel season in September and October. Meanwhile, China’s push to reach its economic targets also added to the gains. According to a front-page article published …

Daily DCE Review 26/8/21

Iron ore futures rallied further on Thursday, recovering loss ground from recent slump, as the steel market entered traditional peak season. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then inched up by 0.74% day-on-day or up RMB 6 to RMB 816/mt, during the day trading session on Thursday. The rebar futures however, …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 26/8/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Neutral to bullish Macro ·         S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed on prehistoric high yesterday. Iron Ore Key Indicators: ·         Platts62 $149.45, +0.85, MTD $160.09. ·         Brazil Minas Gerais State No. 8 iron ore miner received environment approval by the end of year 2021, and the miner will immediately start …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 26/8/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore January contract reached 7 day high intra-market, however gave back most of gains. In general iron ore maintained oversold rebound this week. However 844.0 rejected iron six times from hourly chart, which was a strong resistance in short-run. Hourly candles created higher consolidation area, and proved a rebound …

Singapore Iron Ore Derivatives 25/08/21

Iron Ore Market Update Market Commentary   Iron ore remained resilient as investors took bets on China not allowing steel demand to collapse while its economic prospects remain uncertain. According to World Steel Association (WSA), China’s steel production dropped by 8.4% year-on-year to 86.8 million metric tonnes in July as China retched up efforts to …

Daily DCE Review 25/8/21

Iron ore futures extended gains on Wednesday session, improving from previous trading day position, despite mixed market outlook. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then increased by 1.90% day-on-day or up RMB 15 to RMB 802.50/mt, during the day trading session on Wednesday. The rebar futures also inched up slightly by …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 25/8/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore January contract correct slightly during the day. Hourly stochastic KD created dead cross in the second hour of this Asian morning. CCI corrected for consecutive 6 hours. Hourly MACD also flattened. However daily MACD potentially create gold cross. The short-run and mid-run technical signals were conflicting at the …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 25/8/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         From January to July, China issued 3997.9 billion yuan of local government bonds, a year-on-year increase of 6.37%. In July, the country issued 656.8 billion yuan of local government bonds. About 50% of the new special bonds issued by local governments from January …