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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Broader markets are seeing risk-off while they focus on the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) this morning, Monday February 24, after the number of cases and deaths escalated outside of China, especially in South Korea.China remains in a very difficult position as it needs to ramp-up the return to work, while at the same time the virus is not contained. China exported $60 billion of auto...Read More
Equity Index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 85 points to 3,259.25. Index futures responded to concerns that the coronavirus has spread beyond China. Several sectors responded strongly to rising coronavirus concerns. Gold jumped $33.60 to U.S. $1682.20 per ounce. WTI crude oil dropped $2.02 to $51.32. Technology stocks were notably weaker. Apple fell $3.48 to $53.28....Read More
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Dexin Steel Indonesia will fire up its first blast furnace on Friday February 21, an industry source told Fastmarkets.Owned by China's Delong Holdings, the mill in Central Sulawesi province's Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, will have a total production capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange was lower at the close of trading on Friday February 21, closing at its lowest level since June 2019 against thin turnover, while lead futures failed to hold onto gains made earlier in the day.Nickel's outright price on the LME closed at $12,530 per tonne in the afternoon, ending a weekly price decline that saw it sink from a high of $13,21...Read More
The price of stainless steel in the European domestic market was unchanged in the week to Friday February 21, but decreases are expected for March due to weaker nickel values, sources told Fastmarkets.Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu announced on Friday that its monthly alloy surcharge for grade-304 flat products in March will decrease by ?,?79 per tonne from February, to...Read More