(Kitco News) - Kitco aficionados, it is now time to have your say in where you think gold prices are heading in the short-term. Create your own user feedback survey Will gold prices go higher, lower or remain unchanged next week? Kitco readers will have until 9 a.m. EDT, Friday to cast their vote. The results will be tabulated and released after noon (12 PM EDT) along with the results from our m...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Tuesday October 30, with broad strength in the US dollar index prompting sharp drops in the three-month copper and zinc prices, while aluminium drifts to levels unseen since August 2017.Reaching a low of $1,966 per tonne, the three-month aluminium price has come under increased pressure over the latter hal...Read More
London Metal Exchange members will be permitted to clear via London even if no Brexit deal is reached, although it remains unclear whether this reprieve would also apply in the event of Brexit being agreed with a deal on March 29, 2019.European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said in media reports on Tuesday October 30 that the move was designed to ensure a catastrophic impact on clea...Read More
Comex copper prices tumbled to a mid-September low on October 30 morning in the US amid rising bearish sentiment in the equity market, a rising dollar and ongoing worries regarding the trade war between the US and China.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange tumbled 5.70 cents to $2.6835 per lb. Earlier in intraday trading, the contract h...Read More
Vanadium prices in Europe and the United States continued their upward run in the week ended Friday October 26, amid constrained supply, while Chinese export activity fell dormant with prices remaining at a premium to the global markets. Chinese export price stabilizes on weak buying interest amid premium offer prices EU FeV prices firm despite limited activity EU V2O5 prices strengthen on renewed...Read More
Lower November ferro-chrome tender prices from major stainless steel mills caused ore and alloy markets to stall or weaken in the regions Fastmarkets follows in the week ended Friday October 26. UG2 chrome ore prices stall, Turkish lumpy chrome ore prices dropChinese domestic spot ferro-chrome prices pauseCharge chrome import prices weakenAlloy prices hold in Japan, South KoreaAlloy prices weaken...Read More
Vanadium prices in Europe and the United States continued their upward run in the week ended Friday October 26, amid constrained supply, while Chinese export activity fell dormant with prices remaining at a premium to the global markets. Chinese export price stabilizes on weak buying interest amid premium offer prices EU FeV prices firm despite limited activity EU V2O5 prices strengthen on renewed...Read More
Lower November ferro-chrome tender prices from major stainless steel mills caused ore and alloy markets to stall or weaken in the regions Fastmarkets follows in the week ended Friday October 26. UG2 chrome ore prices stall, Turkish lumpy chrome ore prices dropChinese domestic spot ferro-chrome prices pauseCharge chrome import prices weakenAlloy prices hold in Japan, South KoreaAlloy prices weaken...Read More
Nyrstar profits slumped by 73% year on year in the third quarter as a result of lower metal prices which affected the company's bottom line. Nyrstar, Europe's biggest zinc smelting company by volume, saw group profits come in at ?,?13 million ($14.79 million) in the September quarter, against ?,?51 million in the third quarter of 2017. Lower realized prices for zinc, which were 22% below the year'...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap market was quiet on Tuesday October 30 with the country's steel mills staying out of the market due to the firm prices on offer, sources said.The mills have booked a number of cargoes over the past week, pushing prices upward.The latest deals put the price for HMS 1&2 (80:20) from the Baltic Sea region at $335 per tonne cfr.But...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have increased over the past week due to tight supply and increasing costs for imported scrap, sources said on Tuesday October 30.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for auto bundle (DKP grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,830-1,940 ($329-348) per tonne delivered on Tuesday, narrowing upward from last week's TRY1,770-1,940 per tonne.Long steel mill ID?? increased...Read More
Comex copper prices tumbled to a mid-September low on October 30 morning in the US amid rising bearish sentiment in the equity market, a rising dollar and ongoing worries regarding the trade war between the US and China.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange tumbled 5.70 cents to $2.6835 per lb. Earlier in intraday trading, the contract h...Read More
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were mostly stable over the past week, with demand remaining limited, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday October 30.UAE Hot-rolled coil from Russia was on offer to the UAE at $560-565 per tonne cfr, with one buyer bidding $550 per tonne cfr. Taiwan material was on offer to the UAE at $585 per tonne cfr, while Saudi Arabia wa...Read More
Export prices for flat steel from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continued to fall this week, with offers and deals heard at lower levels, according to market participants.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for CIS-origin exports of hot-rolled coil fell to $495-510 per tonne fob Black Sea on Monday October 29, down from $517-523 per tonne fob Black Sea a week earlier.Offers fr...Read More
Eastern China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to fall on Tuesday October 30 amid low demand, with buyers putting off restocking plans on expectations that the market would weaken further.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,140-4,150 yuan ($595-596) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,080-4,090 yuan per tonne, unchangedDemand remained weak despite a slight pick-up in...Read More
Prices for rebar imported into the United Arab Emirates decreased in the week to Tuesday October 30 with demand remaining weak.The billet import market was also slow because the mills in the UAE have enough billet in stock to last for more than two months, sources told Fastmarkets.Domestic rebarLocal producers were still offering rebar at 2,016 dirhams ($549) per tonne ex-works this week.And Fastm...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transactions: rebarRebar Oman, export, rebar, traded at $523-525 per tonne cfr on theoretical weight basis, to...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices strengthened on Tuesday October 30 on positive sentiment generated by rising futures.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,670-4,700 yuan ($671-675) per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 4,450-4,480 yuan per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneThe January rebar contract rose to a high of 4,206 yuan per tonne in the afternoon before retreating afterward, wh...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap market was quiet on Tuesday October 30 with the country's steel mills staying out of the market due to the firm prices on offer, sources said.The mills have booked a number of cargoes over the past week, pushing prices upward.The latest deals put the price for HMS 1&2 (80:20) from the Baltic Sea region at $335 per tonne cfr.But...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have increased over the past week due to tight supply and increasing costs for imported scrap, sources said on Tuesday October 30.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for auto bundle (DKP grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,830-1,940 ($329-348) per tonne delivered on Tuesday, narrowing upward from last week's TRY1,770-1,940 per tonne.Long steel mill ID?? increased...Read More