China's ferrous futures had a mixed morning on Wednesday January 16, with the steel contracts posting increases while the steelmaking raw materials ones ended the session slightly lower than their opening prices.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,537 yuan ($523) per tonne, up 16 yuan per tonne May hot rolled coil: 3,434 yuan per tonne, up 19 yuan per to...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly higher during morning trading on Wednesday January 16, with a slight downturn in the US dollar index providing legroom for upward price action while nickel futures continue to gain traction. Despite being the only metal to trade in negative territory over the morning, nickel's three-month price remains elevated, trading at an intraday hig...Read More
The arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday January 16*Copper -$38.05 (258.07 yuan) Aluminium -$345.35 (-2,342.21 yuan) Zinc $55.12 (373.84 yuan) Nickel -$307.21 (2,083.55 yuan) *Metal Bulletin calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME three-month...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' January 16 pricingsession in Europe.Key drivers- Demand for cadmium in India, the most important spot market for the material, bloomed in the week ended Wednesday January 16, with a large amount of business concluded and several offers being negotiated....Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Wednesday January 16:Minor metalsAntimony MB free market regulus, $/tonne: $7,800-8,000 per tonne from $7,900-8,100Antimony MB Chinese free market MMTA standard grade II, yuan/tonne: 48,500-49,500 yuan per tonne from 49,000-49,500 yuanBismuth MB free market, $/lb: $3.40-4.00 per lb from $3.40-3.80Cadmium MB free...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were firmer across the board this morning, Wednesday January 16, with prices up by an average of 0.8%. This after further temporary stimulus measures from China gave sentiment a boost.Zinc led the advance with a 1.7% increase to $2,497 per tonne, followed by copper that was up by 1.1% at $5,973 per tonne. Tin was the laggard with a 0.1% g...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday January 16 pricing session in Europe. Key drivers Titanium markets in Europe have been low key but steady, with alloy dealers reporting increased volumes of business.The scrap markets were also steady, although there were conflicting reports on the availability of scrap, with one or two reporting tighter availability. However, other sources...Read More
The following Fastmarkets UK non-ferrous scrap and foundry ingot prices changed on Wednesday January 16:Aluminium scrapGroup 1 pure 99% & litho: ?1,340-1,390 per tonne...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange exhibited mixed movements while consolidating this morning, Thursday January 17. Copper, nickel, lead and zinc were down by between 0.1% and 0.5%, while aluminium and tin prices were up by 0.3% and 0.4% respectively. The three-month copper price was off by 0.1% at $5,973 per tonne.Volume across the LME base metals complex was above averag...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures recovered slightly following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the January Philly Fed Manufacturing Index was an increase to 10.0 from 9.1 in December. Actual was 17.0. Consensus for Weekly Jobless Claims was 220,000 versus 216,000 last week. Actual was...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 15.Please click...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly higher at the close of trading on Tuesday January 15, with a continued uptrend in nickel and tin futures topping gains while zinc and lead prices edged lower. Supporting commodity investment, strong performances in both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index over the afternoon fueled positive risk sentiment despite...Read More
The London Metal Exchange will launch a discussion paper proposing changes to current warehouse rules, including relaxing queue-based rent capping (QBRC) to 80 days, chief executive officer Matthew Chamberlain said. Speaking to Fastmarkets MB, Chamberlain said the proposals for change have been driven by the warehouses and the paper will be reviewed by the LME warehousing committee before it goes...Read More
UG2 chrome ore prices showed signs of improvement for the first time since October due to strengthening currencies in the week ended Friday January 11. UG2 prices tick up for the first time since OctoberChinese domestic ferro-chrome stalls, charge chrome inches lowerAlloy prices flat in Japan, South KoreaEuropean alloy prices under pressure UG2 chrome ore prices edged higher on Friday due to the...Read More
In China, the falling alloy market weighed on manganese ore prices, especially for lower-grade material, in the week ended Friday January 11, while the silico-manganese price in India increased. Price of 37% manganese ore, fob, falls by 35 cents per dmtuOre and alloy prices weaken in ChinaSilico-manganese price moves up in India, down in USAlloy prices in Europe unmoved78% FeMn market in US ticks...Read More
India aluminium producer Vedanta is set to increase its primary foundry alloy and aluminium silicon t-ingot production from 30,000 to 300,000 tonnes by the end of 2019.Vedanta is increasing its output after it expanded its billet production between 2016 and 2018 from 100,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes in the time period.The expansion is part of an effort to grow production across the company's vario...Read More
India aluminium producer Vedanta is set to increase its primary foundry alloy and aluminium silicon t-ingot production from 30,000 to 300,000 tonnes by the end of 2019.Vedanta is increasing its output after it expanded its billet production between 2016 and 2018 from 100,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes in the time period.The expansion is part of an effort to grow production across the company's vario...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ended Friday January 11.China ?EUR? The price for exported grade-553 silicon in China was unchanged for a sixth consecutive week amid thin inquiries.?EUR? Some Chinese exporters had raised their offer prices due to the strengthening of the yuan against the dollar, but no deals were concluded in the week ended Jan...Read More
The Turkish steel producers extended their absence from the deep-sea scrap markets on Tuesday January 15, while prices remained at their earlier levels, Fastmarkets has heard.Turkish mills booked some deep-sea cargoes last week from suppliers in the United States and the Baltic Sea region, at prices around $280 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20), to replenish their stock levels.Prices have remained...Read More
India aluminium producer Vedanta is set to increase its primary foundry alloy and aluminium silicon t-ingot production from 30,000 to 300,000 tonnes by the end of 2019.Vedanta is increasing its output after it expanded its billet production between 2016 and 2018 from 100,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes in the time period.The expansion is part of an effort to grow production across the company's vario...Read More