CIS export slab prices inched up in the week ended Monday November 12 due to demand in Europe and Turkey helping CIS exporters to push to a somewhat higher level than previously expected.Fastmarkets' weekly CIS export slab price assessment was $455-465 per tonne fob Black Sea on November 12, up from $450-460 per tonne fob Black Sea a week earlier.Ukraine's Metinvest returned to the market - after...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil exporters lowered their offer prices on Tuesday November 13 to stimulate sales despite domestic prices being largely stable.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,820 yuan ($546-548) per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,820-3,840 yuan per tonne, unchangedTrading activity was moderate during the day after prices slumped a day earli...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 transactions: hot-rolled coilHot-rolled coilEast China, domestic,...Read More

The domestic Chinese ferro-silicon market was stable in the week ended Friday November 9, while the European price stabilized after the prior week's drop and the US ferro-silicon spot market held week on week. Chinese suppliers focus on domestic market, export price lower on yuan depreciation  Europe steadies losses, awaits outcome of industry conference  US market focuses on long-term...Read More

Low-grade manganese ore prices ticked up again on better demand, while thin trading knocked high-grade prices. Low-grade prices rise againHigh-grade prices slideSilico-manganese holds in China, ferro-manganese stirs upwardHigh-carbon ferro-manganese ticks up in Europe, drops in United States Silico-manganese holds in Europe, US Low-grade manganese ore prices continued edging up on Friday Nove...Read More

Ore and alloy prices weakened further in China, Europe and the United States as buyers in all three markets held back interest. Ore prices dip again in ChinaSpot domestic and imported ferro-chrome prices still sliding in ChinaAlloy prices hold in Japan, South KoreaAlloy prices weaken in Europe, US Chrome ore and alloy prices continued to soften in China on Friday November 9 amid minimal prompt dem...Read More

European ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) prices gained further strength on the back of limited supply availability in the week ended November 9, while in the United States and China vanadium prices stabilized on subdued market activity.?EUR? Chinese export prices stabilize amid thin export activity due to favorable domestic market ?EUR? Europe FeV prices rise amid the lack of supply a...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 transaction: iron oreIron oreVale, tender, 82,728 tonnes of 62.93%...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices continued to weaken on Tuesday November 13, yet higher premiums were paid for 62% Fe Australian fines.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $75.73 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.32 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $75.53 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.32 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $77.72 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.06 per tonne.MB 58% Fe Premium I...Read More

Seaborne coking coal prices were mostly flat on Tuesday November 13 amid inactivity in the spot market.A cargo of second-tier hard coking coal was sold to an end user in southern China at around $195 per tonne fob Australia, market sources told Fastmarkets. They said the cargo was part of a term contract for the month of December."Though this is not a spot transaction, it is still rather closely a...Read More

While the winter season begins in China, the ferrous market is wondering whether Chinese steelmakers will continue to move toward higher-grade, lower-impurity iron ore - an affinity they have demonstrated over the last two years.This affinity is the result of the Chinese government's policy shift that put more focus on protecting the environment as well as its supply-side reforms for the steel ind...Read More

China's steel futures edged up during morning trading on Tuesday November 13 while the steelmaking raw materials contracts dipped across the board.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange January rebar: 3,874 yuan per tonne, up 7 yuan per tonneJanuary hot-rolled coil: 3,616 yuan per tonne, up 6 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange January iron ore: 516 yuan per tonne,...Read More

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly higher during morning trading on Tuesday November 13, with upward price action largely impervious to a continued surge in the US dollar index and optimism over US-China trade relations boosting commodity investments. Climbing by nearly 1%, the three-month zinc price was the biggest mover in the morning, pushing back above $2,500...Read More

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday November 13 *Copper -$139.14 (-969.79 yuan) Aluminium -$431.30 (-3,006.10 yuan) Zinc -$13.14 (-91.55 yuan) Nickel $652.11 (4,545.09 yuan) *Fastmarkets calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME...Read More

Cobalt 27 has settled an insurance claim against 76 tonnes of cobalt stolen in July from a warehouse for $40.85 per lb. The settlement totals $6.8 million and is based on the high of the high-grade cobalt price assessed by Fastmarkets MB on Wednesday July 4, the company said late on Tuesday November 13. High-grade cobalt prices were last...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board by an average of 0.6% on Tuesday November 13.Nickel and lead prices led with gains of 0.9%, while copper prices were up by 0.5% at $6,075 per tonne.Volume has been average with 5,328 lots traded as of 06:29am London time.Precious metals were up by an average of 0.4%, although spot gold prices lagged with a mere 0....Read More

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Junior gold miner Continental Gold (TSX:CNL), which is developing the Buritica project in northwestern Colombia, has been roughly handled by the market in the wake of an attack on its employees in late September 2018, which saw three tragically murdered. The miner has seen its stock plummet by over 40% for the year to date because of growing market fears that the degree of geopolitical risk in Col...Read More

When a stock that was tumbling like there's no tomorrow opens almost 45% higher one day, you know there's a big story playing out there. Investors in the beleaguered silver mining company, Tahoe Resources Inc. (TSX:THO)(NYSE:TAHO) woke up this morning to a similar experience: The stock's up a staggering 46% to $4.20 as of the time of writing. Thank bigger rival Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAAS...Read More