Iron ore prices were largely rangebound on Friday January 11 with further pressure applied to the port market due to a stronger exchange rate for China's yuan against the US dollar.
MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $73.45 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.09 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $73.59 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.09 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $75.04 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down by $0.13 per tonne.MB 58% Fe Premium Index: $66.25 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.24 per tonne.MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Index: $88.20 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.50 per tonne.MB 62% Fe China Port Price Index: 568 yuan per wet metric tonne (implied 62% Fe China Port Price $74.58 per dry tonne), down by 4 yuan per wet metric tonne.Key driversThe value of the dollar against the yuan continued to fall, to less than 6.80 yuan to $1 on Friday, from around 6.83 yuan to $1 on Thursday and 6.86 yuan to $1 on Wednesday. This led to further concerns that China's imported...