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Chinese futures retreated slightly today after a recent rally that supported by possible supply concerns in Brazil. As such, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, dropped by 1.03% day-on-day to RMB 769.50 per tonne on Tuesday. Following the decline, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …
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Iron ore futures surged above $100 on Monday after part of Vale’s Brazilian operations were ordered to be shut down due to the Coronavirus. Prosecutors had alleged that workers were at risk at the mine complex of Itabira in the state of Minas Gerais after 188 of them were tested positive. The latest development …
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Chinese futures rose further over supply concerns as Vale was ordered to suspend its Itabira mine amid coronavirus pandemic. Thus, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, jumped up by 5.53% day-on-day to RMB 783 per tonne on Monday. However, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …
Verdict – Short-term consolidation. DCE iron ore jumped up at 798.0 yuan only 3 yuan from limit up however correct back significantly by last hour and closed at 783.0 yuan. From hourly chart slow stochastic narrowed and potentially create dead cross near overbought area. Hourly level CCI correct from high area. Technical signals are indicating …
Iron Ore and Steel Market Updates – Steelbank inventories: construction steel inventories 7.08 million tonnes, down 5.51% w-o-w. HRC inventories 2.08 million tonnes, down 5.88% w-o-w. – China customs: China iron ore import 87.03 million tonnes in may, up 3.9% y-o-y. China steel export 4.4 million tonnes in may, down 23.4% y-o-y. – Vale informed …
Iron ore futures in both SGX and DCE jumped after top iron ore miner Vale SA was ordered to shut operations at Itabira complex including three major mines that accounts for 10% of annual production, boosting concerns that Brazil will disrupt other mines in coming months. However Vale also claimed the potential impact of 2.7 …
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Iron ore futures in Singapore recovered from yesterday’s blip and is set to finish the week on a high. The iron ore market has seen great volatility of late, pushing towards $100 on supply concerns following disruptions in Brazil as well as strong demand from China. Global steel demand is expected to fall …
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Chinese futures dipped further on lower buying interest, as buyers were turned off by high seaborne prices and preferred port purchases. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, slid down by 0.93% day-on-day to RMB 746 per tonne on Friday. Following the downtrend, the steel rebar contract …
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Verdict – Short-term consolidation. DCE iron ore rebounded from DCE night session, however consolidated within narrow range from 743.0- 746.0 area in Asian hours. From hourly chart, multiple tops pattern has created and the low of candles broke down neckline on 738.0 area. Thus, iron ore is still in a correction tunnel, unless a breakthrough …
