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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore rebounded during the day related to CNY and Shanghai equity rebound, indicate a recovery on investment market. Investors should be aware of reversal in following weeks. Technically entering a consolidation in mid-run since iron ore recovered 809.0 and 816.0 area. A breakthrough on 873.0 would bring market back …
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Ferrous Market – MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production 3.61 million tonnes, down 3.55% w-o-w. Mills inventory 3.68 million tonnes, up 9.29% w-o-w. Circulation inventory 8.32 million tonnes, up 4.41% w-o-w. – Ganggu Construction Steel Inventory: production 5.47 million tonnes, up 13,600 tonnes w-o-w. Mills inventory 5.09 million tonnes, up 605,700 tonnes w-o-w. Circulation …
Capesize freight rates hiked up on bullish shipping outlook with firm supports to set for another high rate for the year. The Capesize 5 time charter average hiked up by $3,734 day-on-day to $33,066 on Friday, despite the absence of Chinese participants due to holidays. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then went above the 2,000 …
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A total of 1.38 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Oct 2, down almost 27% week-on-week as compared to the 1.89 million mt recorded last week. The decline in trading volumes was due to the shorter trading week as the Chinese participants were absence in the market for the Golden …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 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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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 …
