DCE rebounds over tight supply

Iron ore futures inched up at the closing of the afternoon session over supply tightness of mid-grade ores among portside stocks. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 2.31% or RMB 19 day-on-day to RMB 841.50 per tonne on Wednesday. Then, the steel rebar contract on the …

DCE dips on the close after high opening

Iron ore futures dipped slightly toward the close, after opening high in morning session on better market outlook on infrastructure sectors. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dipped slightly by 0.12% or RMB 1 day-on-day to RMB 820 per tonne on Tuesday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on …

DCE drops on market uncertainty and rising US-China tension

Iron ore futures slid on start of the week, continuing the correction phrase seen last week on bearish market sentiments and rising US-China tension. The most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dropped by 1.99% or RMB 16.50 day-on-day to RMB 814.50 per tonne on Monday. Following the drop, the steel …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Jul 27th

Ferrous Market Updates –    Steelbank Inventory: rebar inventories 7.52 million tonnes, up 2.38% w-o-w. HRC 1.84 million tonnes, up 1.85%. –    China H1 pig iron production 432.68 million tonnes, up 2.2% y-o-y. Crude steel production 499.01 million tonnes, up 1.4% y-o-y. –    China metallurgical research institution said China steel per GDP will decrease in long …

No big surprise as Australian ores dominate trades

It was typical week which Australian iron ores accounted most of the trade transactions that totaled to 2.5 million mt, up 18.86% week-on-week. Over half or 57.09% of iron ore transaction belonged to the Australian Pilbara Blend Fines (PBF) at 1.43 million mt, then followed by Jimblebar fines at 8.20% or 205,000 mt. Finally, the …

DCE slips on weekly drop in steel demand

Iron ore futures ended the week in correction as steel demand softened on lower downstream consumption. The most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dropped by 2.13% or RMB 18 day-on-day to RMB 827.50 per tonne on Friday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also dipped by …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jul 24th

Verdict – Short-term bearish. Iron ore corrected two rounds during Asian hours and both with significant volume. From hourly chart, iron ore is creating lower highs and lower lows, correcting in a descending channel. Hour MACD is widening. Hourly slow stochastic KD has corrected from overbought area from July 22nd to areas above oversold area. …