Singapore Iron Ore Derivatives 23/08/21

Iron Ore Market Update Market Commentary Iron ore declined on Monday as investors remained unconvinced by the recent uptick in restocking activities ahead of the peak demand season. Steel demand outlook remains a big concern to many trade participants despite the peak demand season is fast approaching due to the ongoing production curbs. The Commonwealth …

Daily DCE Review 21/8/21

Iron ore futures moved flatly on Monday day session, and dipped at session close, following previous week of trading losses. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then dropped by 1.05% day-on-day or down RMB 8 to RMB 757/mt, during the day trading session on Monday. The rebar futures, however rose by …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 23/8/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore January contract gave back most of gains created by last Friday. Hourly MACD weakened. Hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross below overbought area. Hourly CCI corrected to bearish area from bullish area fast. The short support 735.0 was strong, which used to create a market reversal. However …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 23/8/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         U.S. Dollar reached the highest since last November on last Friday. Dollar entered a strong cycle. Iron Ore Key Indicators: ·         Platts 62% 139.10 (+8.90), MTD 163.36. ·         Jan -Jul China  recycled iron and steel imported 420,500 tonnes. Major import from Japan. SGX …

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 …