Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday November 22.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Thursday despite the recent softness in the dollar; copper and aluminium were little changed with a slight upward bias, while the rest were lower across the board. Check F...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed at the close of trading on Thursday November 22, with quiet trading continuing to keep prices broadly stable. Nickel's three-month price continued its downtrend, closing below $11,000 per tonne for the first time since December 2017; upward price action continues to be limited by slow Chinese stainless steel production. Additionally, the I...Read More
Some physical iron ore sellers made offers on the low side on Thursday November 22 amid losses in paper markets and concerns over shrinking steelmaking margins.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $72.18 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.88 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $71.37 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.88 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $75.82 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2...Read More
The majority of base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were rangebound during morning trading on Thursday November 22 while overall volumes remain light. Holding gains made at Wednesday's close, the three-month lead price remained above $2,000 per tonne amid continued outflows in LME stock - which remain at nine-year lows - and strong demand from the lead-acid battery sector. Similarly, z...Read More
MUMBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee rose to its highest in almost 12 weeks on Thursday as global oil prices eased further.The rupee INR=D4 strengthened past the psychological 71-to-the-dollar mark, climbing to as much as 70.9175, the highest since Sept. 3 and compared to its previous close of 71.46 on Tuesday. It was trading at 70.93 to the dollar at 1033 GMT.The foreign exchange market wa...Read More
* Trump puts pressure on Saudi Arabia to keep prices down* OPEC to meet on Dec. 6 to discuss supply policy* U.S. drilling, output and storage: https://tmsnrt.rs/2QaaY8q (Adds WTI settle, Brent last trade)By Julia PayneLONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped on Thursday after U.S. inventories swelled to their highest level since December adding to concerns about a global crude glut but OPEC ta...Read More
* NSE ends 0.7 pct down, BSE 0.6 pct lower* Both indexes post first weekly fall in four weeks* Markets shut on Friday for public holidayNov 22 (Reuters) - Indian shares erased early gains to end lower on Thursday due to broad-based losses across the sectors, with automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd MAHM.NS being the top loser on both the indexes.The broader NSE index .NSEI closed 0.69 percent lowe...Read More
* STOXX 600 down 0.7 pct* Mining stocks tumble 1.6 pct* Italian bank stocks fall just 0.2 pct(Updates prices, adds details, quotes, graphics)By Danilo Masoni and Helen ReidMILAN/LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - European shares resumed their downward trend on Thursday, hit by disappointing earnings updates and falling mining stocks, while the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States kept volumes thin.Th...Read More
* European shares slip as miners, banks and tech stocks falter Pound jumps as London and EU agree key Brexit text* Oil gives up early gains but still well off lows* Dollar slips in Thanksgiving void, rand jumps after rate hike Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Marc JonesLONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Europe's share markets fell back into the red on Thursday, as investor worrie...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were little changed on Thursday, consolidating the prior session’s gains in holiday-thinned trade. At 8:24 AM ET (13:24 GMT), gold futures for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained $1.00, or 0.08%, to $1,229.00 a troy ounce.Trading was expected to remain muted until Monday due to Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in the U...Read More
Alufer Mining's first shipment of bauxite from its Bel Air project in Guinea has arrived in China, the company said on Thursday November 22. The shipment, totaling 203,009 tonnes, was shipped to Qingdao port in China after being sold to Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) - the country's largest alumina and primary aluminium producer. The Bel Air mine is on on track to produce 5.5 million tonnes per y...Read More
Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases after getting lower prices from Europe, sources said on Thursday November 22.The mills in the country were looking for lower prices for scrap because of their fears of renewed product outflows from China and consequently weakening prices for rebar.A steel mill broke the...Read More
The majority of base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were rangebound during morning trading on Thursday November 22 while overall volumes remain light. Holding gains made at Wednesday's close, the three-month lead price remained above $2,000 per tonne amid continued outflows in LME stock - which remain at nine-year lows - and strong demand from the lead-acid battery sector. Similarly, z...Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Thursday November 22 *Copper -$202.45 (-1,405.64 yuan) Aluminium -$429.56 (-2,982.55 yuan) Zinc -$119.79 (-831.73 yuan) Nickel $642.95 (4,464.19 yuan) *Fastmarkets calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME three-month...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange continued to give mixed performances this morning, Thursday November 22. Zinc and lead showed weakness with prices down by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, while tin prices were up by 0.3%. The rest were little changed, with the three-month copper price up by 0.1% at $6,242 per tonne.Volume has been below average with 4,562 lots traded as at 7...Read More
Trade log for nickel sulfate in China including transactions, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis.Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for nickel sulfate, Ni 21% min 22.5% max, China ex-works, yuan/tonne. The exchange rate according to...Read More
Trade log for nickel sulfate in China including transactions, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis.Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for nickel sulfate, Ni 21% min 22.5% max, China ex-works, yuan/tonne. The exchange rate according to Oanda.com on Tuesday October 30 was 25,200...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday November 22.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Thursday despite the recent softness in the dollar; copper and aluminium were little changed with a slight upward bias, while the rest were lower across the board. Check F...Read More
Flat steel sales volumes from distributors in Brazil increased slightly year-on-year in October 2018, amid stable domestic prices, local flat steel association Inda has said.Sales amounted to 268,500 tonnes in the month, up from 267,000 tonnes in October 2017, according to figures released on Thursday November 22."There is a general sentiment among distributors that the market will improve at some...Read More
Steel billet prices in Turkey have softened further this week under the influence of the negative sentiment created by falling prices for scrap and China-origin steel, sources said on Thursday November 22.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for billet imports into Turkey was $460-465 per tonne cfr on Thursday, down from last week's $475-480 per tonne.The suppliers in the CIS region have reduced t...Read More