The internationalization of iron ore futures traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) emerged as a key discussion topic at the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) 2018 Iron Ore Week. The opening up of the iron ore contract on May 4 followed the announcement earlier this year by the International Energy Exchange (INE), a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, that it would allow non-Chinese compa...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe have been largely unchanged over the past week, supported by lack of competitive import offers, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday 23."Current exchange rates makes importing unattractive for buyers," an Italian source said.The euro has lost about 2.01% against the dollar since the beginning of May, according to exchange rate service Oanda.The l...Read More
Prices for domestic hollow steel sections edged downward slightly in Northern Europe this week, with trade activity remaining thin, market sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday May 23.Metal Bulletin's price assessment for commodity-size, grade-S235 square hollow sections made and delivered in Northern Europe widened downward by ?,?5 per tonne to ?,?640-655 ($754-772) per tonne delivered on May...Read More
Domestic prices for mesh-quality wire rod produced and delivered in both Northern and Southern Europe were unchanged this week, with weaker demand in the domestic market and a lack of import offers, sources said on Wednesday May 23.The Southern European domestic price for mesh-quality wire rod was unchanged over the week at ?,?525-535 ($619-631) per tonne delivered on May 23."There is a degree of...Read More
Domestic prices for steel beams in Northern Europe fell again this week on continuing limited demand, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday May 23. Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic S235-grade, 200x200mm category-2 H-beam in Northern Europe dipped ?,?5 per tonne to ?,?590-615 ($695-724) per tonne delivered on Wednesday May 23, from ?,?595-620...Read More
The Turkish steel mills extended their silence in the deep-sea scrap markets while the lira weakened further amid sluggish demand for finished steel, sources said on Wednesday May 23.The lira continued to lose value against the US dollar due to the political uncertainty in the Middle Eastern country created by the calling of early elections.And it slid to a new historic low on Wednesday following...Read More
The internationalization of iron ore futures traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) emerged as a key discussion topic at the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) 2018 Iron Ore Week. The opening up of the iron ore contract on May 4 followed the announcement earlier this year by the International Energy Exchange (INE), a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, that it would allow non-Chinese compa...Read More
Seaborne iron ore market weakened further on Wednesday May 23 amid increased competition between medium-grade products. Metal Bulletin 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $64.11 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down by $0.30 per tonne Metal Bulletin 58% Fe Premium Index: $53.04 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.17 per tonne Metal Bulletin 65% Fe Iron Ore Index: $82.80 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down by $0.60 per tonne Metal B...Read More
Iranian export steel billet prices picked up in the week ended Wednesday May 23 because of the limited volumes of material available for shipment before August, when renewed trading sanctions are expected to be enforced on the country by the United States.The US withdrew from an international deal on Iran's nuclear power industry on May 8, and has said that it will reimpose its trading sanctions a...Read More
CIS export billet prices fell by $9 per tonne on Wednesday May 23 due to a lack of buying activity in the market.Having booked enough material in the previous weeks, customers took a wait-and-see position, in the expectation that the prices of the semi-finished product...Read More
U.S. equity index futures moved lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 16 points in pre-opening trade. Futures are responding to concerns that the U.S./North Korean talks will not take place. In addition, trade negotiations with China have become uncertain.Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM $116.86 Cdn) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fiscal second q...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – Most nonferrous metals traded weakly, rangebound on Wednesday May 23. SHFE tin recovered slightly from its poor performance last week and gained 0.8%. SHFE copper saw a smaller increase, and closer higher than yesterday. SHFE zinc dropped close to 1%, aluminium slid 0.8%, nickel lost 0.6% and lead dipped.The ferrous complex fell across the board with coking...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – Most nonferrous metals traded weakly, rangebound on Wednesday May 23. SHFE tin recovered slightly from its poor performance last week and gained 0.8%. SHFE copper saw a smaller increase, and closer higher than yesterday. SHFE zinc dropped close to 1%, aluminium slid 0.8%, nickel lost 0.6% and lead dipped.The ferrous complex fell across the board with coking...Read More
The internationalization of iron ore futures traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) emerged as a key discussion topic at the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) 2018 Iron Ore Week. The opening up of the iron ore contract on May 4 followed the announcement earlier this year by the International Energy Exchange (INE), a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, that it would allow non-Chinese compa...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – Most nonferrous metals traded weakly, rangebound on Wednesday May 23. SHFE tin recovered slightly from its poor performance last week and gained 0.8%. SHFE copper saw a smaller increase, and closer higher than yesterday. SHFE zinc dropped close to 1%, aluminium slid 0.8%, nickel lost 0.6% and lead dipped.The ferrous complex fell across the board with coking...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – As supplies accumulated in Shanghai, spot copper offers widened to a discount of 110-30 yuan/mt over the SHFE 1806 contract on Wednesday May 23. This compared with a discount of 90 yuan/mt to flat on Tuesday.As supplies of standard-quality copper grew, especially of imported brands, offers fell to a discount of 110 yuan/mt from 90 yuan/mt the previous day. Trans...Read More
A fire at United Stainless Steel Company's (USCO) stainless steel re-rolling mill in Salman Industrial City in Al Hidd, northern Bahrain, early on Tuesday May 22, has halted operations and could result in lost production, market sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday May 23.A fire at United Stainless Steel Company's (USCO) stainless steel re-rolling mill in Salman Industrial City in Al Hidd, nor...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – China will slash import tariffs on certain vehicles to 15%, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Tuesday May 22. Cuts will take effect on July 1.This includes the current 25% tariff levied on 135 items and the 20% duty on four items.Tariffs on 79 auto parts will fall to 6%, from current levels of 8-25%. Auto parts that will have lower import duti...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – In Shanghai's spot zinc market on Wednesday May 23, traders continued to lower premiums from Tuesday given fewer transactions. Downstream buyers maintained their bearish outlook on zinc prices, SMM learned. Despite lower offers, overall transactions remained flat from Tuesday in Shanghai. The SHFE zinc 1806 contract hovered between a narr...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 23 (SMM) – Copper: Copper prices rebounded as the US dollar weakened overnight. LME copper touched a high of $6,999/mt as the inventory shrank 2,752 mt following days of increase. It is likely to trade at $6,930-7,030/mt today with strong support while the SHFE 1807 contract is to trade at 51,800-52,200 yuan/mt. Adequate supplies are likely to widen spot discounts to ...Read More