Copper has attempted to rebound since early September following a marked sell-off in the summer months where macro and fundamental forces have been prevalent.On the macro front, copper has benefited from a slight easing in US-China trade tensions and more monetary policy easing across the globe - including China, where copper consumption is the most exposed - that has shored up investor sentiment....Read More
The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was higher at the close of trading on Friday October 25, settling above the $5,900 per tonne level for the first time since September amid thin turnover, while zinc futures similarly closed higher. Copper's outright price closed at $5,925 per tonne on Friday, climbing by around 1.2% from its intraday low of $5,862 per tonne and settling at...Read More
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The widening arbitrage loss and low buying interest weighed on the Shanghai copper cathode premiums in the week ended Friday October 25. Fastmarkets' copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai fell to $68-80 per tonne on Friday, down by $2 from $70-82 per tonne on Thursday and the second straight day of decline. Market participants pointed to a widening arbitrage loss and low buying interes...Read More
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Bearish macroeconomic signals and oversupply have put minor metals and ferro-alloys prices variously under pressure over 2019; the structure and terms of contracts agreed over the coming weeks will show how market participants are accounting for those signals ahead of 2020. A slowing global economy alongside uncertainty over the China-United States trade dispute and Brexit have slowed minor metals...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday October 25.China The seaborne manganese ore prices in China continued to fall amid aggressive offer prices and persistently weak market sentiment. Higher grade offer prices fell but liquidity was light indicating many buyers anticipated the market would soften further. Port-side manganes...Read More
Russian aluminium producer Rusal released its results from a 'disappointing' third quarter on Friday October 25, which saw 'further deterioration' in aluminium demand compared with the previous quarter.Global aluminium demand decreased to almost zero growth year-on-year in the first nine months of 2019 at 49.5 million tonnes (ex-China region was down 1.5% year-on-year at 21.9 million tonnes), whil...Read More
Bauxite deliveries from Cie des Bauxites de Guin?(C)e's (CBG) at the port of Kamsar in Guinea will be disrupted due to a broken conveyor, sources told Fastmarkets. Images seen by Fastmarkets on Thursday October 24 show that the bauxite conveyor belt's structure has partially collapsed. Bauxite miner CBG exports approximately 15 million tonnes per year of high-grade bauxite and is jointly owned by...Read More
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Ferrous scrap prices on the global markets continued to move up during the working week ended Friday October 25, with a positive Turkish market adding to the stronger sentiment. Turkish import prices continue to move up on fresh booking US export prices up again on new Turkey cargoes Taiwan import prices increase on continued tight supply Vietnam import prices higher following global trend Indian...Read More
The inter-merchant spot market for UK-origin light iron scrap was unchanged in the week ended Friday October 25, extending a steady run of prices into a fourth week in line with domestic demand and a pick-up in European steel scrap export prices this month.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK, was ?60-80 ($77-103) per tonne on F...Read More
Turkish steel mills resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases at the end of this week, paying slightly higher prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday October 25.A steel producer in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) and 20,000 tonnes of shredded at an average price of $256 per tonne cfr. The price of shredded...Read More
Key data from the October 25 pricing session in London. Key drivers- Sellers undercut previous offers in thin trading, in order to lock in business, while a greater focus is placed on contract negotiations for 2020. Some traders opt to lock in a profit, with prices at their highest since...Read More
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The price of India-origin hot-rolled coil for export in the week ended Friday October 25 was down by $25 per tonne following aggressive price cuts by local mills in the wake of short-selling of the commodity in the Southeast Asian markets.The price of steel HRC (commodity), export, fob main port India, was assessed by Fastmarkets at $400-405 per tonne on Friday, down from last week's assessment at...Read More
Turkish prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) fell in the week ended Friday October 25, with demand remaining weak, sources have told Fastmarkets.Some buyers believed that prices may increase, while others said that local demand was not strong enough to support price increases.The expectation for a price increase was driven by the recent price rises for raw materials.Fastmarkets' daily index...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices remained largely stable on Friday October 25 on steady demand, though market participants have a bearish outlook for the longer term.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,500-3,520 yuan ($495-498) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,500 yuan per tonne, narrowing upward by 10 yuan per tonneTrading activity remained moderate in Shanghai, while that...Read More
Indian domestic secondary billet prices in the current week fell following a drop in demand and in prices of finished long products, particularly rebar.The price of steel billet domestic, ex-works India assessed by Fastmarkets' on October 25 was down by 600 rupees ($6) per tonne to 26,000-26,200 rupees per tonne compared with last week's assessment at 26,600-26,800 rupees per tonne. "The...Read More