Base Metal Stock Articles

China HRC: Mills raise offer prices to test buyers' willingness

August 21, 2018 / Miranda Song

China's steel mills raised offer prices for hot-rolled coil on Tuesday August 21 following rallies in the domestic market, in a move to "test how much higher buyers can accept," sources said....Read More

Market Summary: Off the lows, but volatility like to continue

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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CHINA REBAR: Domestic prices mixed, export prices flat

August 21, 2018 / Jessica Zong

China's domestic rebar prices were mixed on Tuesday August 21, with those in the east of the country unchanged and those in the north up, while the export price was flat on the day. ...Read More

Aluminium: Avoided a 2018 low

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Technical analysis: Rebounding

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Long Steel Products Trade Log, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018 / Staff reporter

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. ...Read More

Copper: Selling pressure won't last

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Semi-finished Steel Products Trade Log, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018 / Staff reporter

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. ...Read More

Lead: Another rebound attempt

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Nickel: Dip buyers limit weakness

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Tin: Expect a rebound post-summer

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Zinc: The weakest link

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Base metals investment analysis: Specs start to cover some shorts

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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GLOBAL FERRO-SILICON WRAP: Chinese prices start to slip on waning demand; European prices firm around psychological support level

August 21, 2018 / Chris Kavanagh

Chinese ferro-silicon prices slipped last week on waning demand while the European market held despite a lack of consumption. ...Read More

Demand Indicators: August 21 2018

21 August 2018 / Staff reporter

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Tech Talk for Tuesday August 21st 2018

21/08/2018 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points in pre-opening trade. NVIDIA gained $1.65 to $249.49 after the company announced launch of a new processor for gaming. Toll Brothers added $3.26 to $37.99 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter sales and earnings. Kohl's dropped $1.85 to $77.00 despite reporting higher than consensus second...Read More

EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 21/08: Mn ore prices jump; currency movements weigh on chrome exports to China; Chinese vanadium export prices slide

August 21, 2018 / Anna Xu

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday August 21.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during morning trading on Tuesday, with a retreat in the dollar continuing to provide support to the complex. Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here. Sellers of UG2 chrome ore have lowered their offe...Read More

GLOBAL MANGANESE WRAP: Ore prices jump amid silico-manganese futures spike

August 21, 2018 / Janie Davies

Manganese ore prices are rebounding on the back of rising silico-manganese futures prices in China....Read More

Indian scrap imports to keep rising despite launch of local shredding operations

August 21, 2018 / Alona Yunda

India's first legal car-shredding operations will begin to generate shredded steel scrap next year but this additional material will not prevent a rise in the volume of the country's scrap imports after 2019, according to Metal Bulletin Research (MBR).Cero Recycling is a joint venture between Mahindra Intertrade and export regulator MSTC. It intends to generate 1 million tonnes per year of sh...Read More

Steelmaking Raw Materials Trade Log, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018 / Staff reporter

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials. ...Read More

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