Physical iron ore prices weakened further on Thursday November 7 amid losses in derivatives markets.
Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $83.17 per tonne, down $0.30 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $83.20 per tonne, down $0.09 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $82.05 per tonne, down $0.81 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-premium, cfr Qingdao: $72.12 per tonne, down $0.78 per tonne.65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao: $92.70 per tonne, unchanged. 62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao: 652 yuan per wet metric tonne (implied 62% Fe China Port Price, $85.27 per dry tonne), down 3 yuan per wet metric tonne.Key driversChina's steel and iron ore futures were largely rangebound on Thursday morning, but they dropped in the afternoon, with the benchmark January iron ore contract ending 2.2% lower than Wednesday's settlement level.The December 62% Fe derivative contract on the Singapore Exchange also sank in the second half of the day to as low as $79.80 per tonne, but it rebouned to around $80.20 per tonne as...