European vanadium prices softened in the week to Friday August 3 amid profit-taking in a slowed summer market, while the US and Chinese markets continued to be supported by tight supplies....Read More
Following a lackluster start to the trading week, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly stronger on the morning of Tuesday August 7 amid bouts of bargain hunting, with the complex up by an average of 0.3%. Aluminium and nickel bucked the general strength, with prices off by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, but the rest were firmer; copper, nickel and tin were up by...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday August 7.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly up during morning trading on Tuesday, with nickel outperforming the rest of the complex with a gain of 1.7%.Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here.Global aluminium producer Alcoa has filed a number of pro...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade.Marriott International dropped $3.53 to $125.75 after reporting lower than consensus second quarter revenues.Mosaic (MOS $30.10) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus second quarter earnings. The company also raised its guidance. Bausch Healthcare, formerly Valia...Read More
Physical iron ore traded at steady or higher prices on Tuesday August 7, with seaborne activity limited amid buyer caution over the 62% Fe price approaching $70 per tonne....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. ...Read More
The seaborne coking coal spot market appears to be gaining further support on Tuesday August 7, with a cargo of premium hard coking coal fetching a higher price than previously on Global Coal. ...Read More
China's ferrous futures were subdued during morning trading on Tuesday August 7, with both steel and steelmaking raw materials contracts ending the session lower on cooling sentiment. ...Read More
The arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday August 7*...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices remained relatively high despite moving in opposite directions on Tuesday August 7 amid expectations of a drop in supply in the near future, while export prices continued to decline amid sparse trading....Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange pushed higher during morning trading on Tuesday August 7, sustained by a marginal downtick in the dollar while a rebound in Chinese stock markets caused Asian equities to firm. ...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices picked up some strength on Tuesday August 7 following gains in the billet market. ...Read More
Following a lackluster start to the trading week, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly stronger on the morning of Tuesday August 7 amid bouts of bargain hunting, with the complex up by an average of 0.3%.Aluminium and nickel bucked the general strength, with prices off by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, but the rest were firmer; copper, nickel and tin were up by...Read More
A firm dollar against a weakened yuan in the week to Friday August 3 has capped the brief turnaround seen in the Chinese silicon export market a week ago.Metal Bulletin assessed the Chinese grade 553 silicon export price at $1,630-1,710 per tonne on Friday, down 1.2% from $1,660-1,720 per tonne a week earlier. Continued strength in the dollar offset any possible upward move in Chinese silicon expo...Read More
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