IRON ORE DAILY: Seaborne prices retreat amid limited liquidity

April 22, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Iron ore seaborne prices dipped on Wednesday April 21 due to limited trading activity, while prices at Chinese ports gained on better demand, sources said.

Fastmarkets iron ore indices
62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $188.23 per tonne, down $1.38 per tonne
62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $188.67 per tonne, down $1.36 per tonne
58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $161.23 per tonne, down $3.17 per tonne
65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao: $221.90 per tonne, down $0.90 per tonne
62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao: 1,247 yuan per wet metric tonne (implied 62% Fe China Port Price: $179.18 per dry tonne), up by 14 yuan per wmt
Key drivers

The most-traded September iron ore futures contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) decreased on Wednesday morning, but recovered from its intraday low to end the day up by...

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