China's hot-rolled coil prices rose in the eastern region but weakened in the north on Monday February 24 on mixed sentiments caused by downstream industries' low operating rates despite many companies having resumed work.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,550-3,570 yuan ($505-508) per tonne, up 50 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,350-3,360 yuan per tonne, narrowing downward by 20 yuan...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices increased on Monday February 24 due to a pick-up in activity among trading houses, market participants said. Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,460-3,490 yuan ($492-496) per tonne, up 40 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,390-3,420 yuan per tonne, up 40 yuan per tonne Some traders took orders from end-users with delivery time in February and March in late...Read More
Key data from the pricing session in Europe and Asia for the week ended Friday February 21. Europe Key driversPrices for silicon grades 4-4-1 and 5-5-3 jumped again in Europe due to a lack of prompt shipments exacerbating already tight supply.The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak has caused disruptions to the flow of material from China.A number of European buyers reported difficulty...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe in the week to Friday February 21. China Key drivers Some antimony suppliers lifted their offer prices again and were resistant to compromising on offers last week, citing limited available cargo, according to market sources. A number of producers and traders held off from offering in anticipation of higher prices in the coming week...Read More
The price of UG2 chrome ore dropped in the week to Friday February 21 due to lower bids from alloy smelters after China's major stainless steel mills kept their February tender prices flat month on month. China's Tsingshan Group and Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Tisco) held their ferro-chrome tender prices for February delivery unchanged from January. The latest tender prices came as a shock to the mark...Read More
Chinese rebar remained the most competitively priced of imports of the long steel product in Singapore over the past week, edging out Turkish products.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) import, cfr Singapore - which mainly looks at cargoes sold into Singapore on a theoretical-weight basis - was $430-435 per tonne for the week to Monday February 24, unchanged fro...Read More
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Price drift continues Lead prices...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
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Consolidation across a broad section of markets is underway this morning, Tuesday February 25, while Monday’s sell-offs pause as markets adjust to lower prices, but little has changed for the better.Given the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is starting to spread across more countries and indeed major manufacturing countries at that, including Japan, South Korea and Italy, and the full impact of...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade. Bank of Montreal (BMO $99.47) is expected to open higher after releasing higher than consensus fiscal first quarter earnings.Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS $73.15) is expected to open higher after releasing higher than consensus fiscal first quarter earnings. Home Depot (HD $239.70) is expecte...Read More
* Zinc falls to lowest since June 2016 * Nickel sinks to seven-month low * Copper, aluminium at weakest in about two weeks * Aluminium has biggest short position on LME -broker (Updates with closing prices) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Zinc hit its lowest level sinceJune 2016 on Monday and other industrial metals prices alsoslumped on fears the spread of the coronavirus outside Chinaw...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday February 21 that are worth another look.The impact on Vale from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been limited thus far, but the company is watching the situation closely in China.Logistics disruptions across China have paralyzed many of the country's supply chains since the outbreak of a novel coronavirus infect...Read More