Botswana's state-run Okavango Diamond Company unveiled on Wednesday what is believed to be the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African country, which is one of the world's top producers.The 20.46-carat, oval-shape fancy precious rock has been named "The Okavango Blue" in honour of the Okavango Delta, the country's wildlife-rich world heritage site.From all coloured diamonds, b...Read More

Highland Gold Mining Limited (LON:HGM) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of HGM, it is a depend...Read full newsRead More

Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated7 Hours AgoReuters Leonhard Foeger | ReutersGold eased on Wednesday, holding near the 2019 lows touched in the previous session, as economic growth data from China assuaged concerns about global growth and drove investors into riskier assets.Spot gold dipped 0.1 percent to $1,274.43 per ounce as of 12:40 p.m., after having fallen as much as 1.2 percent to $1,272.70, i...Read More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Tuesday, getting a boost from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ - Get Report) , which posted strong first-quarter earnings, but gains were capped on a slump in shares of UnitedHealth Group (UNH - Get Report) . UnitedHealth, the giant health insurer, tumbled even after beating Wall Street's first-quarter earning...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday April 16.Please click...Read More

Fastmarkets research led a bullish charge on the London Metal Exchange lead cash price, projecting it to rise as high as $2,200 per tonne in the fourth quarter of 2019 at the International Lead & Zinc Conference on Tuesday April 16, 2019.Despite waning demand for the heavy metal in the face of ecological concerns, Fastmarkets research has adopted a bullish stance for the material in the short term...Read More

The three-month zinc price on the London Metal Exchange fell by more than 3% at the close of trading on Tuesday April 16, settling just above $2,800 per tonne while fresh inflows did little to narrow a wide backwardation in the metal's nearby spreads. Zinc's nearby cash/three-month spread was most recently in a backwardation of $89 per tonne, with inflows of more than 14,000 tonnes into European w...Read More

Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for Asia Pacific fell to their lowest in at least six years, squeezed by the smelter consumption ramp-ups and against a backdrop of tightening supply.Fastmarkets' cif Asia-Pacific spot copper concentrate TC/RC index was calculated at $62.10 per tonne/6.21 cents per lb on April 15, down from $66.70 per tonne/6.67 cents per lb in late M...Read More

Fastmarkets' alumina index fob Australia fell to its lowest in over two months on April 16 due to continued extra cargoes in the market and positive news surrounding Alunorte's restart.The daily fob Australia alumina index fell to $354.85 per tonne today, down 3.9% from the previous day and 11.3% lower week on week from when the index was at $411.29 per tonne.Key driversIndex pushes lower after a...Read More

The UG2 chrome ore price fell again on Friday April 12 after activity lessened due to market participants waiting for Chinese mills' next ferro-chrome tender releases; meanwhile falling demand pushed down the high-carbon ferro-chrome assessment in Europe. UG2 and Turkish lumpy ore prices in China drop  Domestic alloy price in China weakens  Alloy markets in Japan, South Korea, Europe fa...Read More

If you aren't already betting on metals and mining stocks, you ought to consider doing so now. A likely rebounding Chinese economy should help boost demand for metals and materials, which in turn should help further lift the mining stocks, such as those held in the iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers  (PICK - Get Report)  exchange-traded fund.  The sector faces "a 'G...Read More

Turkish steel producers resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases on Tuesday April 16 at slightly higher prices, but it was still unclear in which direction the market was moving, sources said.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo late on April 15, comprising 17,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25) and 7,500 tonnes of bonus at an average price of $308 per tonne cfr.The cargo was sche...Read More

Chinese steel mills are ignoring low bids from overseas buyers on expectations of continued strength in China's domestic market over the remainder of April, sources told Fastmarkets MB this week.Expectations of a supply drop have also improved sentiment in the spot market.Steel prices in China have been on an upward climb since the end of the Lunar New Year. Domestic hot-rolled coil prices in east...Read More

Trading across most of the metals is relatively quiet in early morning on Tuesday April 16 and the market seems to be waiting for fresh direction, which we think means the market is waiting for a US/China trade deal. Before that, today's ZEW and US industrial production data may provide direction, as too will tomorrow's Chinese GDP data. Asian equities are stronger this morning, suggests a ri...Read More

Dutch trade union FNV is preparing to take legal action to fight Tata Steel Europe against the sale of the Segal hot-dipped galvanizing (HDG) line in Belgium, which was proposed as part of Tata's move to form a joint venture with ThyssenKrupp, the union told Fastmarkets on Tuesday April 16."We have an agreement with Tata Steel authorized by Tata Steel [Group] that all assets of Tata Steel Netherla...Read More

The market for hot-rolled coil (HRC) exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) remained soft during the week ended Monday April 15 on low bids in the key outlets, while cold-rolled coil (CRC) was almost unchanged on lower availability.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for CIS-origin exports of HRC was $485-495 per tonne fob Black Sea on April 15, down from $500-515 per...Read More

Prices for flat steel products imported into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have remained stable over the past week, with levels of demand low but consistent, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday April 16.Demand among end-users has been weak, so buyers were unwilling to place orders for large tonnages, sources told Fastmarkets.Stock levels were low in both countries so, if prices were to start...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday April 16 that are worth another look.Increasing demand for graphite cathode for new energy vehicles (EV) and its cheaper price compared with synthetic graphite is turning the attention of the market to the price of flake graphite, delegates at Fastmarkets' Battery Materials Conference in Shanghai heard last week. Engelhart Commo...Read More

Chinese steel mills are ignoring low bids from overseas buyers on expectations of continued strength in China's domestic market over the remainder of April, sources told Fastmarkets MB this week.Expectations of a supply drop have also improved sentiment in the spot market.Steel prices in China have been on an upward climb since the end of the Lunar New Year. Domestic hot-rolled coil prices in east...Read More

China's domestic rebar market participants had mixed reactions toward futures losses on Tuesday April 16. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,050-4,130 yuan ($604-616) per tonne, widened by 10-20 yuan per tonne on both endsNorthern China (Beijing): 4,040-4,060 yuan per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneRebar futures fell during the day, market participants responded to it differently. Some of them co...Read More