Fastmarkets MB has corrected its monthly values for European grade-304 stainless steel alloy surcharges, which were published incorrectly on Friday August 30. The Fastmarkets stainless steel cold-rolled sheet 2mm grade 304 alloy surcharge domestic, Europe price assessment was originally published at ?,?1,889-1,934 per tonne. This has now been corrected to ?,?1,519-1,557 per tonne. The Fastmarkets...Read More

Christopher LewisAug 29, 2019 4:06 PM GMTGold markets went back and forth during the trading session on Thursday, as we continue to hover around the $1550 level. This is the top of the $50 consolidation box that we have been in for some time. We are reaching towards the top of the shooting star from the Monday session, but I think at this point short-term pullbacks will offer plenty of buying oppo...Read More

European aluminium billet premiums on Friday August 30 traded at their lowest since late 2016 and early 2017, pressured by a sustained oversupply in the region. Oversupply, aggressive offers sink premiums in Europe. Brazilian billet premium falls on weak demand.US, Asian billet premiums steady. European premiums hit by sustained oversupplyEuropean billet premiums hit their lowest since 2016 follo...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices around the world fell over the week ended Friday August 30 on thin buying interest from end-users, which expected more price falls so were not eager to purchase materials. Ample supply damps prices More falls in export prices expected Prices plunge on thin buying interest Limited transactions on weak downstream demand.TurkeyImport prices in Turkey fell sharply week on week, wi...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in China, Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday August 30.Europe The high-carbon ferro-chrome market ticked down in response to business being reported at the lower end of the range and below.Some producers were aggressive in their offer prices to generate liquidity.At the same time, some producers have raised their offer prices in an effo...Read More

James Hyerczyk13 hours ago (Aug 30, 2019 11:56 AM GMT)Gold is inching lower on Friday on below average volume ahead of the long U.S. holiday weekend. The market is also trading inside yesterday’s range which suggests investor indecision and impending volatility. The market is in a position to close lower for the week after touching a multi-year high on Monday. The price action suggests the...Read More

Domestic rebar prices in Poland remained unchanged this week with market activity just beginning to recover after the seasonal summer slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 30.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Poland, remained at 2,150-2,200 zloty ($542-555) per tonne on August 30.The assessment reflected the...Read More

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange continued to surge at the close of trading on Friday August 30, closing at its highest level since September 2014, while a 3.6% uptick in tin futures did little to close a widening gap between the two metals.Nickel's rally began just before midday after the price breached the key $16,690 per tonne resistance level, opening a surge of fresh...Read More

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange soared over 8% this afternoon after Indonesia announced it would expedite a ban on nickel ore exports, previously scheduled to take effect in 2022.Nickel's outright price on the LME rocketed to an intraday high of $17,900 per tonne at midday this afternoon, its highest level since September 2014, while the spike occurred with under 5,000 lo...Read More

Prices for seaborne premium hard coking coal moved up on Friday August 30, recovering most of the losses suffered earlier this week and underlining a gap between low-vol and mid-vol cargoes in the segment.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $154.01 per tonne, up $5.01 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $167.54 per tonne, unchanged Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $134.0...Read More

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange continued to surge at the close of trading on Friday August 30, closing at its highest level since September 2014, while a 3.6% uptick in tin futures did little to close a widening gap between the two metals.Nickel's rally began just before midday after the price breached the key $16,690 per tonne resistance level, opening a surge of fresh...Read More

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The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange soared over 8% this afternoon after Indonesia announced it would expedite a ban on nickel ore exports, previously scheduled to take effect in 2022.Nickel's outright price on the LME rocketed to an intraday high of $17,900 per tonne at midday this afternoon, its highest level since September 2014, while the spike occurred with under 5,000 lo...Read More

An aluminium producer has offered fourth-quarter 2019 supply of aluminium to main Japanese ports (MJP) at a premium of $110 per tonne, according to market sources. The number is 1.9% higher than the cif MJP premium for the third quarter of $108 per tonne. "We are quite surprised that the offer is above $105 per tonne because demand in Japan is not good and there is a lot of inventories a...Read More

All base metal stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses were lower week on week on Friday August 30, with the biggest percentage fall in nickel stocks, which tumbled by 15.2% or 4,509 tonnes to 25,262 tonnes. The largest outflow in nickel inventories was from CMST Dachang's warehouse in Shanghai, which delivered out 3,927 tonnes leaving 12,981 tonnes of material, according to SHFE's...Read More

Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group (Jisco) plans to temporarily close its Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) refinery for over a year in the next two to three months, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 30. Sources close to the matter said the refinery, which is located in Nain in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, needs to shut to modernize its facilities. "It previously reopened early on high alumina prices...Read More

Nickel's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange continued to trend higher during morning trading on Friday August 30, breaking through the 2018-high while its cash/three-month spread remains tight. Reaching an intra-morning high of $16,835 per tonne, nickel futures surged past the key $16,690-per-tonne resistance level achieved in the wake of US-imposed sanctions on Russian aluminium produ...Read More

Cold-rolled coil prices in the United States were steady on Thursday August 29, while hot-dipped galvanized pricing slipped modestly.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for cold-rolled coil, fob US mill, was unchanged at $37.50 per hundredweight ($750 per short ton) on Thursday, while that for the hot-dipped galvanized base price slipped by 1.3% to $37.50 per cwt from $38 per cwt on August 22...Read More

Steel beam prices in the United States have fallen in tandem with recent mill cuts, while fresh offers have lowered import prices. Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel beams 8 x 8-inch, fob mill US, declined to $35.25 per hundredweight ($705 per short ton) on Thursday August 29, down 7.8% from July's assessment of $38.25 per cwt and down nearly 19% from $43.50 per cwt one year ago. ...Read More