The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Wednesday October 17:Antimony MB free market regulus, $/tonne: $8,150-8,500 per tonne from $8,400-8,600Antimony MMTA standard grade II, $/tonne: $8,150-8,450 per tonne from $8,400-8,600Antimony MB Chinese free market MMTA standard grade II, yuan/tonne: 51,000-51,500 yuan per...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday October 17 pricing session in Europe. Key drivers The European ferro-titanium price range dropped again, extending price losses from the previous week on persistently low demand, which is encouraging cheaper offer prices. Some dealers are away due to holidays in Europe, which has cooled trading activity. Reported trades...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday October 17.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Wednesday after sentiment improved following strong gains in global equity markets.Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here.Weakness was felt in aluminium premiums ar...Read More
Ferrous scrap dock buying prices on the US East Coast weakened further despite the lack of fresh bulk sales, with the downward trend that started a week ago trickling into another export region, according to market sources.No cargoes were sold from either US coast over the past week, leaving bulk prices flat yet again. But - similar to the declines seen in Boston last week - some market participan...Read More
The stainless steel scrap market in the United States remains weak, with prices pressured by rising inventories at scrapyards, prompting some dealers to turn to the export market."Consumer melt schedules remain strong, but they just do not need much scrap right now," one major US processor source said."The export market has strengthened, with prices stronger in India, and Rotterdam has reported be...Read More
Domestic prices for ferrous scrap in Italy have been largely unchanged over the past month due to a good balance of supply and demand, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for domestic grade E3 scrap in Italy remained at ?,?275-285 ($318-330) per tonne delivered on Thursday October 17, compared with ?,?270-290 per tonne delivered in September."The Italian scrap....Read More
Brazilian exports of pig iron totaled 187,026 tonnes in September this year, falling by 18.60% from 229,641 tonnes in the corresponding month in 2017, according to national foreign trade ministry MDIC.The main reason for the fall in exports was the reduced volume of deliveries to the United States.The North American country received 93,804 tonnes of Brazilian pig iron last month, down by 23.30% in...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials. Latest transactions: iron oreIron oreGlobal Ore, 170,000 tonnes, 62% Fe Brazilian Blend fines, sold at...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices went up on Wednesday October 17 amid bullish sentiment and a surge in the paper markets.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $73.36 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $1.86 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $72.39 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $1.86 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $78.75 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $2.05 per tonne.MB 58% Fe Premium Index: $61.4...Read More
The seaborne coking coal spot market strengthened on Wednesday October 17 after end users outside of China snapped up cargoes at higher prices.While a November-laycan cargo of a top Australian brand was sold to a southern Chinese mill at $216 per tonne cfr China, an East Asian steelmaker paid $225 per tonne fob Australia for a similar shipment during the day, according to various sources.A 50,000-...Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Wednesday October 17*Copper -$112.17 (-778.14 yuan) Aluminium -$454.08 (-3,150.06 yuan) Zinc -$23.09 (-160.16 yuan) Nickel $242.03 (1,679.03 yuan) *Fastmarkets calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME three-month...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices remained flat on Wednesday October 17, though the export index dropped amid weak demand. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,230-4,250 yuan ($612-614) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,120-4,130 yuan per tonne, unchangedEnd users continued to consume HRC at a steady rate and appeared to have no plans to stock up on materials, a trader in Shangh...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. Latest transaction: HRCHot-rolled coilEast China, domestic, commercial-grade...Read More
Chinese cobalt sulfate trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis. In addition, cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% min, China ex-works, adjustment to low-grade cobalt low-end price at Co 20.5% basis, $/Ib is showed in the bracket, at $ per lb basis. Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarkets MB'...Read More
The following Fastmarkets UK non-ferrous scrap and foundry ingot prices changed on Wednesday October 17:Aluminium scrapGroup 1 pure 99% & litho: ?1,400-1,450 per tonne from ?1,410-1,460Commercial pure cuttings: ?1,100-1,160 per tonne from ?1,110-1,160Clean HE9 extrusions: ?1,400-1,450...Read More
Possibly one of the most important sources of economic information to be released this week is the minutes from the September FMOC meeting held by the Federal Reserve, which has been released today. The minutes confirmed the information conveyed in their press statement which was released immediately upon the conclusion of the meeting as well as news from a press conference with questions and answ...Read More
(Kitco News) - Even though the U.S. midterm elections are difficult to predict, TD Securities said the most likely scenario is a divided Congress. But what does that mean for financial and precious metals markets?“Political risk is notoriously difficult for markets to predict. This is in part due to the increasing unreliability of polls to determine election outcomes, as was the case in the...Read More
(Kitco News) - Although there are expectations that investment capital will flow back into the mining sector, companies have to do more to show value, according to some finance executives.At a panel discussion during the Mine and Money conference in Toronto, Caroline Donally, managing director of private equity firm Denham Capital, said that in the past, companies have done poor job at creating va...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices continued to trade slightly lower on the day after the release of the FOMC meeting minutes from September, which pointed to more rate hikes. The meeting minutes revealed that the third rate hike of the year was unanimous and that there was a general agreement that further rate hikes will be needed in the future. Gold prices slightly edged down following the news but kept...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately lower in early-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, on a normal corrective pullback from recent solid gains that saw prices hit a 10-week high earlier this week. A big rebound in the U.S. stock market on Tuesday is also denting any safe-haven demand for gold and silver markets today. A rally in the U.S. dollar index today also worked against the precious meta...Read More