Copper cathode inventories at China's Shanghai Futures Stock Exchange warehouses rose for the eight straight week to 207,320 mt as of March 7, up 4.6% week on week, according to SHFE data released late Friday. SHFE copper cathode stocks ...
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Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) has announced the holding of mock trading of hot rolled coil (HRC) futures at the SHFE on Friday, March 7. If all goes well, it is thought that trading of HRC futures could be launched at the SHFE by the end ...
Tianjin Precious Metals Exchange's plan to start spot copper trading from March 17 would probably boost trade in the metal in northern China, industry observers said Thursday. There could be some movement in trading from eastern and ...
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Reportedly, rebar futures increased in the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) on expected reduction of output from Chinese steel mills. Price of rebar for May delivery increased to around RMB3,486/ton. It is said that China’s average ...
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The Shanghai benchmark copper contract for delivery in February declined by 0.78 percent on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) Friday compared to Thursday, ending at 51,160 yuan ($8,429.59) per ton. However, it still climbed by 0.49 ...
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Chinese spot CIF import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode remained steady amid marginal sideways movements, industry sources said Wednesday Import premiums remained around $200/mt CIF China Wednesday, ...
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It's reported that rebar futures in Shanghai rose for a second day on decrease of money market rates, indicating the cost of funding is dropping. Rebar for delivery in May on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) hit RMB3, 601/ton or rose by ...
Tags: rebar, steel, Construction
Domestic gold futures still have room to grow following the recent commodities rally, which sent gold, copper and crude oil to multi-month highs last week. The most traded gold contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) rose 1.45 ...
China's Shanghai Futures Exchange is hoping its new asphalt futures contract -- to be launched next month -- will revive interest in oil trading on the bourse, after activity on its fuel oil contract fizzled out, Zhang Zheng, SHFE's ...
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Chinese steel rebar futures for October delivery at Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) dropped to its lowest by 2.1% to RMB 3,496/ton, a 9 month low on Monday since September 7th last year as China, the world's biggest steel consumer's ...
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The monthly average price for Asian butadiene plunged 13% to $1,738/mt FOB Korea in March against $2,007.50/mt in February over a lack of Chinese demand and oversupply, Platts data showed. The last time the monthly average was higher was ...
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It's reported that steel rebar futures at Shagnhai Futures Exchange (SHFE) fell for a second day to the lowest level in more than six weeks on nine consecutive weeks of climbing inventories in China, showing a sign of oversupply in the ...
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Bloomberg reported that steel reinforcement bar futures dropped for the first time in three days on concern that China will maintain curbs on real estate investment next year,limiting housing construction. Rebar for delivery in May lost ...
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Reuters reported that Shanghai steel futures extended last week's rally and rose nearly 2% on Monday, buoyed by upbeat Chinese manufacturing data and higher raw material prices. The most active rebar futures contract on the Shanghai ...
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Bloomberg reported that steel reinforcement bar futures climbed to a five month high, heading for the best quarterly performance in two years, on optimism that a recovery in the real estate market in China, the biggest user may boost ...
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