Iron ore blips back but rally ‘looks stretched’

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 …

DCE extends corrections despite strong Chinese demand

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 …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 5th(Hourly Chart from May 18th to Jun 5th)

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 …

FIS Daily Physical Review Jun 5th

Iron Ore and Steel Market Updates –    MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventory at 107.54 million tonnes, down 311, 500 tonnes w-o-w. Daily evacuation 3.14 million tonnes up 121,400 tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore on ports at 60.51 million tonnes down 499,800 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore on ports at 21.79 million tonnes down 147,700 …

Iron ore futures fall as players take profits

Iron ore futures slumped on Thursday following some profit-taking activities as market participants turned cautious.   The iron ore market has seen great volatility, pushing towards $100 on supply concerns following disruptions in Brazil as well as strong demand from China.   The Dalian Exchange issued a notice earlier this week, urging member brokerages to …

DCE in correction after recent rally

Chinese futures faced correction after recent rally as buying interests slowed, while steel demand came under threat from rainy season. Thus, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, dropped down by 2.12% day-on-day to RMB 737 per tonne on Thursday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on the …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 4th(Hourly Chart from May 19th to Jun 4th)

Verdict – Short-term bearish. DCE iron ore rejected by roof area at 770.0(last high at 775.0) and then created a slump before noon and before afternoon DCE closing, both timing with huge volume of long covering. The low breakdown the neckline from hourly range and created a multiple top. A reversal has created and mid-run …

FIS Daily Physical Review Jun 4th

Iron Ore and Steel Market Updates –    NDMC produced 2.29 million tonnes of iron ore, down 24.7% y-o-y. NDMC sold 2.55 million tonnes of iron ore down 24.3% y-o-y. –    Vietnam steel mill HòaPhát sign an agreement to sell 120,000 tonnes to steel billet to CIEC Group in Hangzhou, China, with a contract value around …

Iron ore keeps up top table pressure

Iron ore futures advanced on Wednesday as investors gauged over short-term iron ore supply.   On one hand, Australian miners have been going flat out and the country may be shipping in record volumes. According to initial tally compiled by Bloomberg, shipments from Australia were up by 3.2 million tonnes in May year-on-year to 79.7 …