China's domestic rebar prices held steady on Thursday October 18 despite a big drop in the futures market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,550-4,590 yuan ($657-663) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 4,340-4,380 yuan per tonne, unchangedRebar futures took a big tumble during the day, which dampened buying interest in the spot market.A week-on-week drop in inventory levels kept price...Read More
Molybdenum prices have dropped in Europe in line with demand in the past few days, with traders waiting for consumer buying interest to pick up before committing to any significant inter-merchant business, sources said.Market participants have not reported to Fastmarkets MB any molybdenum trades in either oxide or ferro-molybdenum in the first half of the week. Alloy deals of around 60 tonnes were...Read More
Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia fell over the past week amid sluggish regional demand and the emergence of lower offers.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil was $2,050-2,150 per tonne cif East Asian ports for the week ended Wednesday October 17, down $10-50 per tonne from a week earlier.Fastmarkets MB's assessment of import prices f...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel prices moved down over the past week amid low demand and high inventory levels. Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for benchmark 304 stainless cold-rolled coil in the major market of Wuxi was 15,600-15,900 yuan ($2,252-2,296) per tonne including VAT for the week ended Wednesday October 17, down 200 yuan per tonne from a week earlier.Demand remained soft over the pas...Read More
Buyers held back from trading in the export market for pig iron from the Commonwealth of Independent States during the week ended Thursday October 18, because there was enough material available for them to ignore high offer prices.Fastmarkets' export price assessment for high-manganese pig iron from the CIS was $360-370 per tonne fob Black Sea on October 18, narrowing downward from $360-375 per t...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Thursday October 18 because of a firmer dollar but zinc continued to rally thanks to low stocks and the threat of more US sanctions.Copper closed below $6,200 per tonne for the first time this week while nickel hit a one-month low of $12,200 per tonne this afternoon but recovered to close at $12,350 per to...Read More
Turkish domestic prices for rebar and wire rod continued to slide in the week ended Thursday October 18. But this time the drop was spurred not only by modest demand but also by the strengthening of the local currency against the US dollar.The country's domestic long steel prices are strongly connected to the lira-dollar exchange rate and move in line with that, because mills buy their raw materia...Read More
Turkish steel billet prices have fallen over the past week because of poor demand both domestically and abroad as well as a strengthening of the lira against the dollar.The lira started to gain in value by the end of last week after the release of US pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey, who hads been detained by local authorities because of alleged links to outlawed political groups. He was freed by a...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 19.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange fell at the close of trading on Thursday October 18 due to a firmer US dollar index, although zinc was relatively steady thanks to low stocks and the threat of more sanctions by the United States. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday October 18.Zinc continued to outperform the other base metals during morning trading the London Metal Exchange following a large cancellation at LME-listed warehouses.The three-month zinc price peaked at $2,687 per tonne this morning, its highest since the start of October, after more than 31,000 tonnes of th...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday October 18.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Thursday, with only zinc showing any meaningful gains while copper was little changed.The broad-based weakness in the base metals follows a rebound in the dollar after the...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Thursday October 18 because of a firmer dollar but zinc continued to rally thanks to low stocks and the threat of more US sanctions.Copper closed below $6,200 per tonne for the first time this week while nickel hit a one-month low of $12,200 per tonne this afternoon but recovered to close at $12,350 per to...Read More
The Comex copper price tumbled in the morning on Thursday October 18 after the US Federal Reserve indicated another interest rate rise is imminent. The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 4.10 cents to $2.7370 per lb. The broad-based weakness in the base metals follows a rebound in the dollar after the minutes from the US Federal Op...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were rangebound on Thursday October 18, with the market showing signs of cooling off from Wednesday's bullishness.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $73.58 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.22 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $72.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.22 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $78.60 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down by $0.15 per tonne.MB...Read More
(Updates prices, market activity)By Collin EatonHOUSTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors' concerns returned to the impact an escalating trade row between China and the United States will have on oil demand growth and data showing ample supplies.Global benchmark Brent crude has fallen almost $8 per barrel since reaching a four-year high of $86.74 on Oct. 3, weakened by l...Read More
* China sell-off drags Asia shares lower* 10-year U.S. yield dips after touching 1-week high* Oil falls further on U.S. data; Saudi news limits drop (Updates prices, changes comment)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday while German and U.S. bond prices rose in a move toward safety assets, with traders citing the Sino-U.S. trade war, Italy's budget concerns and a wi...Read More
* China drags Asia shares lower; Europe flat* Wall St drops after weak industrial earnings, hawkish Fed* 10-year U.S. yield climbs to 3.217 percent* Oil falls further on rising U.S. inventories (Updates prices, changes comment, dateline from previous LONDON)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar index rose on Thursday alongside Treasury yields after Federal Reserve policymak...Read More
* China sell-off drags Asia shares lower* 10-year U.S. yield little changed after rise to 1-week high* Oil falls further on U.S. data; Saudi, Iran limit drop (Updates prices, changes comment)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Stocks fell sharply on Thursday while the Japanese yen rose in a move toward safety assets, with traders citing the Sino-U.S. trade war, Italy's budget concerns an...Read More
* FTSE 100 hands back earlier gains, ends down 0.3 pct* CRH (LON:CRH) tumbles after weak Heidelbergcement results* Unilever declines as volume miss overshadows sales growth* Healthcare boosted by Novartis results (Updates prices, adds details)By Josephine Mason and Helen ReidLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index eased on Thursday as disappointing earnings hurt construction m...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were flat on Thursday as investors paused to digest the latest meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve.Comex gold futures for December delivery inched up 0.06% to $1,228.10 a troy ounce as of 8:02 AM ET (12:02 GMT).The hawkish Fed minutes showed that while the central bank had some doubts about the economy, it still planned to gradually increase interest rates in Decem...Read More