After a drop of 12.93% in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on Monday March 16, the futures in the pre-market are up by 4.96% this morning - close to the 5% limit.Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed, while those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board, as they respond to Monday's 1.8% average drop in prices on the LME. Asian equity indic...Read More
With the exception of that for zinc and nickel, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down at the close of morning trading on Tuesday March 17, with the complex taking its cue from weakness in global equity markets.Equities in the United States were down heavily overnight - reflecting fears among investors that the measures taken by US Federal Reserve may not be enough to preven...Read More
Newmont will "ramp down" mining at its Yanacocha asset in Peru after the country moved to restrict travel amid global contagion over the Covid-19 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) spread, it said.Gold production from leeching will continue but mining ore will cease, the company said. Yanacocha produces significant amounts of copper, zinc and lead concentrates as a byproduct...Read More
Italian stainless steelmaker Acciai Speciali Terni has resumed production following a three-day shutdown linked to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV coronavirus, a company spokesman said on Tuesday March 17.The mill, which produces flat and tubular stainless steel products in Terni in central Italy, was closed on March 14-15 for "sanitization of all departments," the spokesman said. It remained...Read More
Despite massive rescue packages announced by governments around the world, equity indices are still falling - as are most of the base metals - this morning, Wednesday March 18.But we are starting to production halts emerge in the metals, so both the demand and supply sides of the supply/demand equation are now likely to be reined in. Although with economic activity in Europe slowing, demand is lik...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were limit down 92 points in pre-opening trade. Investors responded to news that COVID 19 infections in the world exceeded 200,000.Early weakness partially was prompted by a $19.64 drop in Boeing to $104.50. Index futures were unchanged following release of February Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decrease to 1.5...Read More
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Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 16 that are worth another look.A sharp decline in market sentiment, linked to the spread of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has halted activity and reduced prices in the Japanese construction steel sector, steelmaker Tokyo Steel said.Rio Tinto has slowed work on the underground project at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongol...Read More
A key challenge for US primary aluminium production facilities is the high cost of electricity, which trade restrictions measures such as Section 232 do nothing to alleviate, according to a senior lawyer and former commissioner and vice chairman of the US International Trade Commission.According to Dean Pinkert, senior counsel at New York-based law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed, trade measures are of...Read More
The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange continued its descent at the close of trading on Monday March 16, settling at its lowest level since November 2016 after breaching key support levels throughout the day.The rest of the base metals complex similarly depreciated over the day's trading.Copper's outright price on the LME closed at $5,290.50 per tonne on Monday afternoon, l...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 16 that are worth another look.A sharp decline in market sentiment, linked to the spread of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has halted activity and reduced prices in the Japanese construction steel sector, steelmaker Tokyo Steel said.Rio Tinto has slowed work on the underground project at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongol...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 16 that are worth another look.A sharp decline in market sentiment, linked to the spread of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has halted activity and reduced prices in the Japanese construction steel sector, steelmaker Tokyo Steel said.Rio Tinto has slowed work on the underground project at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongol...Read More
High-carbon ferro-chrome prices in Europe have slumped by 10.3% since February 28 because of the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on demand and economic activity generallyFerro-chrome high carbon 6-8.5% C, basis 60-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe narrowed downwards to $0.80-0.86 per lb week on week on Friday March 16 from $0.82-0.95 per lb, according to Fastmarkets assessment."The...Read More
Key data from the alumina index, fob Australia pricing session on Monday March 16. Key drivers: Fastmarkets' daily fob Australia alumina index falls 2% on Monday March 16 from $303.71 per tonne on Friday March 13. One recent deal for 30,000 tonnes of Western Australian alumina concluded at $294.75 per tonne, with laycan between April 20-29.Market participants...Read More
Key data from the Friday March 16 pricing session in London. Key drivers: Cobalt prices had increased following the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, but now prices are declining amid slow trade and limited inquiries, with sellers cutting offers and increasingly...Read More
The European antimony price edged down for both grades on Friday March 13, ending the uptrend that started on January 29 on logistic constraints amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, Fastmarkets heard.If the limited availability of material from China supported prices in January and February, the price driver has shifted to the decrease in demand in Europe, with the continent now labelled the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 16 that are worth another look.A sharp decline in market sentiment, linked to the spread of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has halted activity and reduced prices in the Japanese construction steel sector, steelmaker Tokyo Steel said.Rio Tinto has slowed work on the underground project at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongol...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices across the global markets moved downward during the working week to Friday March 13 on lower confidence and reduced trading because of the continuing container shortage.Market stasis ends with lower prices in TurkeyUS export market expecting lower pricesPrices slip in Taiwan, VietnamIndian markets falter on poor conditions.TurkeyPurchases of cargoes from the deep sea market fi...Read More
Turkish steel producers were absent from the deep-sea scrap markets at the start of the week amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the country, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday March 16.The mills in Turkey resumed their deep-sea bookings at lower prices last week after a long period of silence.The most recent booking from the Baltic Sea region at the end of last week put the HMS 1&2...Read More