IRON ORE DAILY: Seaborne prices stable; swaps prices correct Friday's shift down

Seaborne iron ore prices were flat on Monday October 5 due to Chinese market participants being away for a week-long national holiday, while the swaps in futures market inched up amid limited trading liquidity.

Fastmarkets iron ore indices
62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $123.47 per tonne, unchanged
62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $123.49 per tonne, unchanged
58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $111.76 per tonne, unchanged
65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao: $134.40 per tonne, unchanged

62% Fe fines, fot Qingdao: 911 yuan per wet metric tonne (implied...

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