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A total of 1.37 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Nov 27, almost halved or down 48.88% week-on-week, as compared to 2.68 million mt recorded last week. The lower transaction volume was due to colder weather in northern China that resulted in lesser construction activities and reduced the intakes for …
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Iron ore futures ended the week on high note after much rally due to robust steel demand and high steel margins. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange broke the RMB 900/mt mark and rose by 1.52% or RMB 13.50 day-on-day to RMB 902/mt on Friday. The steel rebar …
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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract created historic high overnight and however lose most of the intra-day gains during the Asian day session. Jan long positions were rolling to May which caused a quick narrow on Jan-May. From hourly chart, MACD is narrowing. Slow stochastic KD created dead cross before noon. CCI …
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Ferrous Market – Mysteel 64 steel mills seaborne sintered iron ore inventory 17.64 million tonnes. Iron ore inventory turnover in 26 days. – Mysteel steel mills import iron ore inventory 114.45 million tonnes, up 1.9 million tonnes w-o-w. Sintered iron ore daily consumption 3.04 million tonnes, up 29,400 tonnes w-o-w. – MySteel 45 ports iron …
BHP today reinforced expectations that the current strength in steel demand will extend into 2021. Earlier in the week it was a roundtable with Morgan Stanley and now UBS (Bloomberg). The reiterating of the message seems to be sinking in, with the December contract trading up to a new high of USD 127.64, whilst the …
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Iron ore futures surged since opening session and closed higher at the afternoon session, amid market optimism for better steel demand. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange went up by 2.11% or RMB 18.50 day-on-day to RMB 897/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …
Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract attracted 469 million yuan money inflow during the day, while rebar jan evaporated 328 million yuan. Iron ore May contract rebound 1% more than Jan contract due to rolling. However DCE Jan contract still double the positions of May contract. The completion of rolling is expected …
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Ferrous Market – MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production 3.60 million tonnes, up 0.03% w-o-w.Mills inventory 2.33 million tonnes, up 0.15% w-o-w. Circulation inventory 4.5 million tonnes, down 7.68% w-o-w. – Mongolia built a “green area” at the port to help the virus tests on coal truck drivers. Thus port operation became more efficient, however current …
Iron ore Futures continue to trade sideways with the futures close the session in line with the previous two days. Futures prices remains supported after Fortescue metals Group COO reported the current market is strong, as steel production in China continues to grow (Bloomberg). Steel Margins are off 1% as DCE coking coal continues to …
