Singapore Iron Ore Derivatives 20/08/21

Iron Ore Market Update   Market Commentary   Iron ore rebounded on Friday, but any gains were largely capped as concerns over faltering steel demand linger. Some market participants have likened the uptick to the minimal increase of steel inventories. According to the data published by Mysteel, steel inventories among Chinese steel mills had only …

Ferrous trade weekly review 20/8/21

A total of 950,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Aug 20, up 25% week-on-week, after a week of price corrections. Iron ore prices continued their correction phrase this week, to the extent of sharp drop to $130.20/mt under Platts assessment of the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index. During the week, …

Daily DCE Review 20/8/21

Iron ore futures inched up for slight gain at day session close, despite experiencing a good rebound at the morning session after a week of trading losses. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then rose slightly by 0.26% day-on-day or up RMB 2 to RMB 777.50/mt, during the day trading session …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 20/8/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         China National Bureau of Statistics: Excavators production in July 18,357 sets, down 18.4% y-o-y. Jan-Jul total produced 232,633 sets, up 22.7% y-o-y. The year on year growth rate has decrease for consecutive four months. ·         500  concrete companies in China indicated last week …

Singapore Iron Ore Derivatives 19/08/21

Iron Ore Market Update Market Commentary The rout on iron ore accelerated on Thursday as it plunged below $130 following concerns over Chinese steel demand. Iron ore has taken a heaving beating in the past fortnight as authorities in Beijing tightened controls over steel production in an attempt to reduce emission. These production controls are …

Daily DCE Review 19/8/21

Iron ore futures slumped further on lower steel demand, amid heavy buildup of iron ore stocks across the value chain. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then plunged by 7.18% day-on-day or down RMB 59 to RMB 762.50/mt, during the day trading session on Thursday. The rebar futures, also dropped by …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 19/8/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish. DCE iron ore January contract opened low and generated a normal gap, iron ore also broke resistance at 777.5, however supported by major 750- 759.0 area. The significant increasing volume and the slight recover during last two hours were indicating iron ore potentially oversold in short-run. Hourly slow stochastic …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 19/8/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         U.S. FOMC notes indicated to decrease QE within the year 2021. The attendee of the conference said the inflation was caused by labor and supply chain shortage, which was temporarily. However the cost increase by supply chain breakdown was beyond expectation. The new …