The market came alive today as mills and traders dived in to pick up material. Traders who have little stock at hand say they are relatively bullish,

According to SMM, some mills are looking to see how far lower iron ore will go before com- mitting to new purchasing programs. However, in East China,

The iron ore market seemed to settle today, with less volatility and some correction happening in the SGX and DCE futures markets. The physical port stock

Iron ore DCE Futures market went limit up on the open with some physical offers higher than by 100RMB/MT. SMM data estimated that iron ore deliveries

SGX futures continue to experience volatility, with February trading as high as 95 despite the fact that there has been extremely little physical activity.

Very little activity in the physical seaborne iron ore market, with some very tentative offers for March showing higher levels over last done.

A quiet day so far in seaborne physical market, though currently SGX futures are coming off the highs on Friday last week. There will be no Iron Ore Port

Average daily iron ore deliveries leaving Chinese ports rose to a record high this week as steel mills stockpiled ahead of Chinese New Year.

Some semblance of bid/offer stability has come back to the physical port stock market though there were few concluded trades. The majority of traders have gone

Iron ore DCE Futures market quickly went limit up today, on the back of news that they will cut annual production by 10%. Some traders are reluctant to sell,

Fifty-seven vessels carrying 8.43 million mt of iron ore are expected to arrive at major Chinese ports in the week ended Thursday January 31, down 1.56 million

Vale’s dam collapse on the 25th of January sent DCE and SGX markets soaring today. Australian iron ore at port offers shot up 15-25yuan/mt and offers for Brazil

Restocking activity continues to erode iron ore port inventories though seaborne arrivals and the end of down- stream purchases will likely boosts stocks from

Despite a strong showing in the onshore and offshore futures markets, physical demand for iron ore at port continues to fall away.

Physical iron ore port stock were relatively stable as the number of concluded trades remain low. Mills in Tangshan have completed their purchasing programs.