DCE inches up on fastest PMI growth

Iron ore futures continued to rally for the second consecutive days on good economic indicators and robust steel demand. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose slightly by 0.24% or RMB 2 day-on-day to RMB 846.50 per tonne on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures …

DCE rallies from strong steel demand and positive PMI

Iron ore futures started the week on higher note due to strong Chinese steel demand and positive economic indicator. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 2.61% or RMB 21.50 day-on-day to RMB 844 per tonne on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Aug 31st

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September decreased positions massively since this is the last trading day for individual clients before entering delivery month at sep contract. The fall of September contract indicated there is no delivery profits for September buyers after market pushed high earlier today. At the same time, jan contract is …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Aug 31st

Ferrous Market –    China August Manufacture PMI 51.0, est. 51.2, last 51.1. –    Tangshan execute environment production restriction on August 31st, the third environment curb over past two weeks. Physical steels push up significantly after hearing the curb. Northern ports operation are impacted by typhoon weather over weekends and expected to recover on Tuesday after …

Low grade ores take the centerstage

A total of 1.237 million mt of iron ore was exchanged hands for the week ended Aug 28, lowered than the 2.035 million mt recorded last week. Low grade fines took the centerstage this week, as Yandi fines accounted the most transacted at 22.63%, followed by Jimblebar fines at 16.17%, then SFM1 at 14.32% and …

DCE ends the week higher on robust steel demand

Iron ore futures closed the week on higher notes due to robust steel production as well as concerns over shipping disruptions from Typhoon Bavi. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then rose by 1.40% or RMB 11.50 day-on-day to RMB 832.50 per tonne on Friday. Then, the steel …

Gone With the Wind – Ship Shape Commodity Weekly

Dominating the news this week has not been the hopeless story of a Southern girl’s love for a married man, but rather the twin storms in the Gulf of Mexico. The bluster behind this story left oil and tanker markets in a spin with impending disruption and shutdowns.   As of late Thursday, Hurricane Laura …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Aug 28th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore followed the rebound of shanghai equity, which has corrected over the entire week. Be aware of short-run money game since the volume boost up in some typical time spots of scalpers, for example, Asian opening, before T-break and after Afternoon starts. Iron ore September contract push up more, …