The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials.Latest transaction: iron oreIron oreRio Tinto, Global Ore, 170,000 tonnes of 62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, traded at $75.30 per tonne cfr China, laycan December 3-12.Vale, Global Ore, 170,000 tonnes of 62% Fe...Read More
Iron ore prices largely picked up on Monday November 19, apart from those for higher grades, leading to a further narrowing of the spread between 65% Fe and 62% Fe indices.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $76.11 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.80 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $75.30 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.19 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $79.80 per tonne cfr Qingdao,...Read More
Trading activity in the seaborne coking coal market remained muted on Monday November 19 on end-user import restrictions, despite some participants expressing a bullish outlook on prices amid supply concerns and firm Chinese demand.There is talk in the market that the delivery date of shipments of a premium mid-vol hard coking coal will now be delayed by a month due to mining issues, at least thre...Read More
Limited demand and a muted spot market in China have led to the sixth consecutive monthly fall in iron ore pellet prices.The MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Pellet Index, published by Fastmarkets MB, was at $134.06 per tonne cfr China on Friday November 16, down by $8.49 per tonne from a week earlier.The fall in the MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Pellet index (MBIOI-PT) was based on the visible market activity detailed be...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher during morning trading on Monday November 19 despite hawkish rhetoric on the US-China trade relations while a softer dollar index continues to support investment. Both zinc and tin futures appreciated around 0.6% this morning and remain well supported amid supply concerns and depleting LME stocks. In zinc, continued outflows a...Read More
Antimony prices edged up in China in the week ended Friday November 16 on rising production costs, while prices in Europe continued their downward trend on weak consumer demand. In China, Fastmarkets' price assessment for MMTA standard grade-II antimony, delivered, duty-paid, stood at 50,200-51,000 yuan ($7,235-7,350) per tonne on Wednesday November 14, up 0.7% from 50,000-50,500 yuan per tonne a...Read More
Disappointment that United States/China trade talks are not making progress has once again dampened sentiment in the London Metal Exchange's three-month base metals prices to the extent there has been little follow through to the strength seen at the end of last week.Nickel has taken the brunt of the disappointment this morning, Monday November 19, and is showing a drop of 1.1% to $11,265 per tonn...Read More
Unwavering demand for refined copper, following China's ban of category 7 copper scrap imports, and tighter refined copper cathodes supply from overseas may lead to higher spot copper premiums cif Shanghai in the first half of 2019, Awin Resources' deputy general manager Danny Ju told Fastmarkets in a recent interview. The effect of several smelter disruptions in 2018 will be sustained into first...Read More
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Aluminium The three-month LME aluminium price is consolidating...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...Read More
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Tin underperforms its complex since November-start 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 lates...Read More
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Jittery stock markets and ongoing disappointment over United States/China trade developments continued to put either a cap on the base metals – the exception being tin that broke higher at the start of this week – or keep them under pressure, in the likes of nickel and aluminium. The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were on divergent paths this morning, Tu...Read More
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