Base Metal Stocks Articles

Trade log February 2019: Ferro-vanadium and V2O5

February 05, 2019 / Staff reporter

The latest ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe and China. To view the latest price assessments, follow the links below: Europe - Ferro-vanadium, delivered duty-paid in Europe, $ per kg V - Vanadium pentoxide, in-warehouse Rotterdam, $ per lb V2O5 China - Ferro-vanadium, 78% min, fob China, $ per kg V - Vanadium pentoxide, 98% min, fob C...Read More

Asian slab import prices rebound on higher offers

February 05, 2019 / Staff reporter

Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia increased over the past week amid higher offers after a month-long price decline, although trading activity was sparse due to the wide bid-offer spread.Fastmarkets MB's weekly import price assessment for slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia was $430-445 per tonne cfr on Monday February 4, up $15-20 per tonne from a week earlier.One deal...Read More

Market Summary: Price gains amid holiday-thinned liquidity may not hold

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

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Aluminium: In line with our forecast

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

January price gain well below the...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 latest issue as soon...Read More

Technical analysis: Getting overbought

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

Aluminium Follow-through selling on Friday February 1 initially...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.Plu...Read More

Copper: Rebound set to continue

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

In this week’s analysis, we intend...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 latest issue a...Read More

Lead: Base in place, higher prices coming

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

Prices extend gains to levels...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 latest issue as soon as...Read More

Nickel: Too much, too soon?

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

Nickel price up 25% already this year After...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 latest iss...Read More

Tin: Buy the dips

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

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Zinc: Q4 2018 producer results in focus

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

Testing $2,800 per tonne The LME...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 latest issue as soon...Read More

Base metals investment analysis: How long might fund short-covering continue?

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

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Demand Indicators: February 5 2019

05 February 2019 / Staff reporter

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Tech Talk for Tuesday February 5th 2019

05/02/2019 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.Alphabet (GOOGL) dropped $27.17 to $1114.25 despite reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter sales and earnings. Profit margins on advertising revenues were less than consensus. Several investment firms slightly lowered their target price on the stock.Gilead (GILD $70.05) is expected...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices rise on higher raw materials costs

February 04, 2019 / Staff reporter

Billet prices increased last week in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Turkey, Southeast Asia and most other regions due to rising scrap costs.Fastmarkets' daily ferrous scrap index of North Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) was $297.39 per tonne cfr Turkey on Friday February 1 compared with $288.01 per tonne cfr on January 25.The increase was mostly due to tight supply in Turkey.Iron ore...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices rise on higher raw materials costs

February 04, 2019 / Staff reporter

Billet prices increased last week in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Turkey, Southeast Asia and most other regions due to rising scrap costs.Fastmarkets' daily ferrous scrap index of North Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) was $297.39 per tonne cfr Turkey on Friday February 1 compared with $288.01 per tonne cfr on January 25.The increase was mostly due to tight supply in Turkey.Iron ore...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 1

February 04, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 1 that are worth another look.Courts in Brazil have ruled that up to 12.6 billion Reais ($3.44 billion) of Vale's assets and resources will be frozen after the rupture of a tailings dam at Vale's C??rrego do Feij??o iron ore mine, the miner stated on Friday February 1. Market participants will take a cautious stance...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from February 1

February 04, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 1 that are worth another look.Courts in Brazil have ruled that up to 12.6 billion Reais ($3.44 billion) of Vale's assets and resources will be frozen after the rupture of a tailings dam at Vale's C??rrego do Feij??o iron ore mine, the miner stated on Friday February 1. Market participants will take a cautious stance...Read More

Metals start the new week well placed to extend higher

04 February 2019 / Staff reporter

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Monday February 4, with copper down by 0.4% at $6,116 per tonne and zinc leading on the upside with a 0.6% gain. Aluminium, nickel and lead were all up by 0.2% and tin was little changed.      With the Lunar New Year holidays (February 4-10) underway in China and across most of Asia, volume acr...Read More

Tech Talk for Monday February 4th 2019

04/02/2019 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Chipotle (CMG $527.20) is expected to open higher after Wedbush raised its target price to $440 from $400.Keycorp (KEY $16.63) is expected to open lower after Wedbush downgraded the stock to Neutral from Outperform. Dell Technologies (DELL $15.63) is expected to open higher after JP Morgan r...Read More

Brazilian justice freezes $3.44 bln from Vale's resources after dam failure

February 03, 2019 / Staff reporter

Courts in Brazil have ruled that up to 12.6 billion Reais ($3.44 billion) of Vale's assets and resources will be frozen after the rupture of a tailings dam at Vale's C??rrego do Feij??o iron ore mine, the miner stated on Friday February 1.The federal prosecutors' office, state prosecutors and the state government of Minas Gerais, where Feij??o is located made most of the complaints. Additionally,...Read More

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