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The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Russian producer Nornickel has again pushed back the restart date for two mines in Siberia that produce nickel and copper, and which are said to account for more than one-third of its Russian ore output."The company is planning to consider the recovery schedule of the two mines once the current initiatives [to stop flooding] are completed, by March 16," Nornickel said in an update required under E...Read More

Chinese nickel full-plate premiums reached an 18-month high amid an open arbitrage window between London and Shanghai in the week to March 9, sources said.Fastmarkets' assessment of the nickel, min 99.8%, full plate premium, cif Shanghai was $150-170 per tonne on Tuesday, up by $40-50 per tonne from $100-130 per tonne on March 5 and at its highest since September 2019.Fastmarkets' assessment of th...Read More

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange fell to $15,910 per tonne during morning trading on Tuesday March 9, while the aluminium price slid by 1%, with consolidation mode still in force across the complex as a number of macroeconomic factors affect sentiment.Nickel's decline comes after a 0.6% rise at Monday's close, when it stood at $16,340 per tonne. The metal bottomed at $15,6...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Northern Europe increased further day on day on Tuesday March 9, supported by reduced availability, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?756.25 ($898.28) per tonne on Tuesday, up by ?,?2.50 per tonne from ?,?753.75 per tonne on March 8.The index was also up by ?,...Read More

The flat steel import market in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia was in a state of uncertainty in the week to Tuesday March 9, with buyers expecting prices to rise because of high production costs, sources told Fastmarkets.The main cause for concern was the prospect of an export tax rebate cut in China, which is one of the main exporters of flat steel to both countries.Offers from India,...Read More

Import prices for steel rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates have increased this week but local rebar prices fell because producers gave discounts, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 9.The country's steel producers were offering rebar at 2,530-2,545 dirhams ($689-693) per tonne ex-works.Local demand for rebar was limited during the week, because of a lack of new projects. Rebar deal...Read More

Geert Van Poelvoorde has been named chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal Europe, the company announced on Tuesday March 9.The move follows the appointment last month of Aditya Mittal as CEO of ArcelorMittal, having previously held the position at ArcelorMittal Europe.Van Poelvoorde was previously CEO of...Read More

Domestic prices for flat steel in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow edged up in recent deals, supported by improved buying appetites and surging exports, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 9.Hot-rolled sheetBuying activity in the region has started to recover with trading sources noting "higher shipments" over the past week."Mills are saying April volumes will be limited becau...Read More

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Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow moved up in the week to Tuesday March 9, after mills increased their offers in response to improving demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia was 51,000-52,000 roubles ($685-698) per tonne, including 20% value-added tax, on March 9...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Tuesday March 9 due to trading houses' demand for destocking and the futures' price loss, sources said.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,700-4,720 yuan ($721-724) per tonne, down by 40 yuan per tonneSales volume did not climb up too much in early March, compared to late February, due to the frequent price changes and the bad weather so trading houses' reb...Read More

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Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Tuesday March 9, with prices generally consolidating after recent weakness, while there are cross currents in the form of bond yields, stimulus and inflation expectations affecting sentiment.* Brent crude oil prices dip back below $70 per barrel after Monday’s move above $71 per bar...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 35 points in pre-opening comments. MasterCard added $4.16 to $375.49 after Mizuho increased its target price from $400 to $430.Cigna advanced $1.00 to $235.86 after Mizuho raised its target price from $229 to $264.Oracle increased $0.49 to $72.65 after KeyBanc Capital increased its target price from $70 to $2.Dicks Spo...Read More

Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes for April shipment, with prices making a downward correction amid increased supplies, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 9.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a US cargo, comprising 18,000 tonnes of shredded and 12,000 tonnes of bonus at an average price of $467 per tonne on Saturday March 6.The same mill, then, booked ano...Read More

An overview of China's coking coal imports for the full year of 2020.China imported 72.6 million tonnes of coking coal in the year 2020, down by 2.5% from 74.5 million tonnes in 2019.The country's total coking coal imports in 2020 were valued at nearly 59.1 billion yuan ($9.1 billion), down by 16.4% from a total worth of near 70.7 billion yuan in 2019.China imported 23.8 million tonnes...Read More

The weaker Chinese yuan and Japanese yen have dampened scrap spot trading prices this week, market sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 9.The news of new restrictions in the key steel making region of Tangshan also made sentiment turn bearish, sources said."Offers are lower because of the weaker currencies in east Asia so buyers are bidding lower already," a trader in east Asia said.The Japan...Read More

Iron ore prices largely retreated on Tuesday March 9 due to there being the most strict emissions restrictions in Tangshan since 2017, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $164.41 per tonne,down $9.93 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $164.67 per tonne,down $9.96 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $153.04 per tonne,down...Read More