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While investors and traders are still waiting for direction on China-United States trade talks, markets are reviewing their individual situations and adjusting accordingly.The two big movers have been the precious metals and nickel, both correcting lower as profit-taking and, or short-selling, set in, while the rest of the markets seem to be consolidating.With US President Donald Trump addressing...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points in pre-opening trade. Tyson Foods dropped $4.24 to $78.49 after reporting lower than consensus fiscal fourth quarter revenues and earnings.Rockwell Automation gained $14.80 to $194.00 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter revenues and earnings.DR Horton added $1.15 to $53.80 after reporti...Read More
Steel billet prices in most markets around the world continued on an upward trend in the week ended Friday November 8 amid a recovery in scrap prices in the bellwether Turkish import market.Market participants consider Turkey's scrap import prices to be a major indicator of scrap price trends because the country is the world's largest importer of the steelmaking raw material.Fastmarkets' assessmen...Read More
Steel billet prices in most markets around the world continued on an upward trend in the week ended Friday November 8 amid a recovery in scrap prices in the bellwether Turkish import market.Market participants consider Turkey's scrap import prices to be a major indicator of scrap price trends because the country is the world's largest importer of the steelmaking raw material.Fastmarkets' assessmen...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday November 8 that are worth another look.China's import quota system, which has restricted the inflow of scrap metal this year, will remain in place for another year, with a significant drop expected in the total quantity of quotas granted, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CMRA) said.An injunction from a Brazilian...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday November 8 that are worth another look.China's import quota system, which has restricted the inflow of scrap metal this year, will remain in place for another year, with a significant drop expected in the total quantity of quotas granted, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CMRA) said.An injunction from a Brazilian...Read More
Concerns that China-United States trade talks are not progressing as smoothly as hoped, with US President Donald Trump saying late last week that he had not agreed to roll back tariffs on imports from China, has dampened sentiment in the metals.That said, US equities went on to brush off the news with markets closing at record highs again on Friday November 8 and gold prices broke below suppo...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 12 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded partially to a drop by the Shanghai Composite Index by 54.21 points to 2,909.71due to trade uncertainties.L Brands dropped $0.50 to $17.30 after Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy. Target price was dropped to $20 from $31.Nvidia slipped to $206.6...Read More
Primary aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe fell to all-time lows on Friday November 8, while the premium in the United States held steady under quiet spot market conditions.European foundry premiums still fallingPrimary aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe hit record lows, with some participants saying premiums have hit a bottom.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium wheel alloy silicon...Read More
The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange staged a modest recovery at the close of trading on Friday November 8, settling back above nearby resistance after slipping below key resistance levels, while tin futures topped the gains with a 1% climb.Nickel's outright price on the LME closed at $16.190 per tonne on Friday afternoon, climbing more than 2% from an intraday low of $15,845...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday November 8. China The high-grade manganese ore index recovered some of the recent losses after a number of large sales were made above the previous week's index. Seaborne low-grade manganese ore prices slid amid persistently weak market sentiment and lower producer offers. An incre...Read More
The fob Australia alumina price retreated to $280 per tonne on Friday November 8 because of reduced liquidity and continued poor downstream demand.Fastmarkets calculated the benchmark daily alumina index, fob Australia at $280.80 per tonne on Friday, down from $282.12 per tonne on the previous day. The index hit a four-week high of $285.42 per tonne on October 31.Key drivers A deal for 30,000 tonn...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and their latest price moves.Read More
Primary aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe fell to all-time lows on Friday November 8, while the premium in the United States held steady under quiet spot market conditions.European foundry premiums still fallingPrimary aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe hit record lows, with some participants saying premiums have hit a bottom.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium wheel alloy silicon...Read More