Daily iron ore price update ($30s)

Monday, 7 December 2015

Here are the iron ore charts for December 4, 2015:

Well, we’ve arrived in the $30s but whether it’s the destination or we’re just passing through is a moot question. On Friday, the Tianjin benchmark iron ore price fell 2.2% to $39.40. Paper is covering some shorts. Rebar fell of course. Port stocks leaped another 1.85mt to 89.5mt. There is still no end in sight. Reuters has texture:

Bids were scarce in a market swamped with offers for cargoes from both traders and miners hoping to sell before prices fall further, traders said.

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