Australia infections and Brazil production see iron ore surge

Iron ore futures surged above $121 on Wednesday on mounting supply concerns.   Australian defence personnel are being deployed to Port Hedland to help contain the coronavirus outbreak after 17 of the 21 crew members of a cargo ship were tested positive, reigniting concerns over supply disruptions.   Furthermore, exports from Brazil declined in the …

Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical

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DCE jumps over shipping disruption in Australia

Iron ore futures jumped over supply concerns as coronavirus outbreak threatened iron ore shipments from Western Australian. As such, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange surged by 5% day-on-day to RMB 809 per tonne on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also posted gain …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Sep 30th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore rebound strongly during the day, majorly contributed by previous short covering and taking gains. In particular after 14:30 p.m., indicating money flow out to avoid cross holiday risk. After holiday expected a reverse on this speculation. A breakthrough on 809.0 would indicate market recovering to consolidation. A rejection …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Sep 30th

Ferrous Market –    Vale stopped Minas Gerais mining company Viga for 3 months, total impact 999,000 tonnes of pellitising iron ores. It is the second time of closure after Vale acquired this company from last August. However no direct impact on mid-stream concentrates. –    Mysteel(Sep 21- 27th) Australia and Brazil iron ore total delivery at …

Iron ore rises on potential Vale Viga shutdown

Iron ore futures rose above $116 on Tuesday as investors assessed potential impact after a Brazilian court ordered a shutdown of Vale’s operations at the Viga concentration plant; at the same time authorities in Australia are contending with a rising number of coronavirus cases.   In a statement released by Vale, the Brazilian miner was …

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DCE rises on Vale’s supply concern

Iron ore futures went up higher with Vale’s suspension of concentration plant in Brazil, stroking supply concerns in the market. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then rose by 1.43% day-on-day to RMB 780.50 per tonne on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange …

FIS Iron Ore Weekly Ferrous Report

Money Movement and Macro Market The ferrous sector has started to correct after moves to control financial leverage of housing companies. This triggered some debt issues at Evergrande, one of the biggest housing companies, but the government also clarified and extend the deleveraging process to the 2023 (Bloomberg). Short-run stress finally reached an end on …