A quiet trading day at the ports as most market players have already started their holidays. DCE iron ore futures rose slightly the sporadic

SMM data showed that iron ore stocks across 35 Chinese ports totaled 114.4 million mt as of January 17, up 650,000 mt from a week ago, but

Tangshan announced further pollution alerts on Jan 15 with an unknown end date. Wu’an city launched a heavy pollution alert from Jan 16 to Jan

SMM estimates that there were 87 vessels carrying 14.18 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during January 5-11, up 300,000

Driven by the rise in DCE iron ore futures prices today, the spot prices of Jiangnei ports rise by about 0 -10 yuan/mt. Given that mills restocking

Though most mills have seemed to have finished restocking, traders were unwilling to negotiate given the recent supply tightness in ore from

SMM data showed that iron ore stocks across 35 Chinese ports totaled 113.74 million mt as of January 10, down 1.66 million mt from a week ago

Mills demand plummeted as the DCE iron ore futures market dove during the morning session. Some traders indicated they were more

DCE iron ore futures market closed higher today, helping push physical port stock quotes by 10-15yuan/mt. PB Fines traded at 700yuan/mt at

SMM estimates that there were 91 vessels carrying 13.88 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during December 29- January 4,

Relatively flat day overall in the domestic Chinese physical and futures markets. Mills were cautious in purchasing early this week, a traders tried

SMM data showed that iron ore stocks across 35 Chinese ports totaled 115.41 million mt as of January 3, down 1.63 million mt from a week ago

Despite physical port stock prices inching down slightly in the afternoon session, indices showed strengthening iron ore pricing for the day.

SMM estimates that there were 80 vessels carrying 11.69 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during December 22- 28, down

A slight easing in the ion ore markets today in China, physical port stock quotes down slightly over last Friday. Mills are unlikely to commit to large