Spots Market:
Ferrosilicon: The ferrosilicon price of a big supplier in northwest China was increased from last Thursday, and many suppliers increased their production price in succession(some of them were caucious). This week, the transaction price went up gently but the trading volume was finite. But the price was upward due to the low inventory.
Coke: According to the latest data of National Bureau of Statistics, 15th July, quoted price of coke was 1779.5 yuan per ton, decrease 132.9 yuan per ton(6.9%). Late in this week, some steel mills in southern Shanxi region accepted the first round of price hikes to 1780 yuan per ton(tax-included acceptance, ex-factory price). Due to the restraint of production in Shandong and Shanxi province, the utilization of capacity fell down this week. The whole inventory was around 100,000 tons and supplies were tightening. Currently the first-round price-hiking was under way.
Silicon Metal: Recently, due to low price, the suppliers' enthusiasm was weakened and silicon metal factories were under stress, some of them already shut down their productions to relieve pressure.
Steel: Mainstream price was between 3970 to 4000 yuan per ton. Figures this week showed that the increased productions in East China balanced the decreased productions in Tangshan region and the overall outputs were increased. Inventories of spiral burr and hot rolling increased, and the consumption was weak.
Magnesium Metal: Influenced by the increased price and the decreased inventories of ferrosilicon, factories focused on producing mainly this week, the quoted price went up a little and mostly kept stable. As for downstream demand, it was still weak and the trading volume was low.
Futures Market:
Ferrosilicon futures 1909 contract was in a very high historical range, factories increased price in succession but the real purchase was prudent. The positions arised largely last Friday and fell down this week and kept generally stable. Pre-crash highs was expected.
Ferrosilicon futures main contract 1909 daily closing price, the specific performance as follows:
Date |
Closing price |
Range % |
Settlement Price |
Futures trading volume |
July 1st |
6218 |
↑0.42 |
6244 |
88188 |
July 2nd |
6178 |
↑1.06 |
6174 |
92792 |
July 3th |
6146 |
↑0.52 |
6152 |
60170 |
July 4th |
6164 |
↑0.20 |
6154 |
53850 |
July 5th |
6146 |
↓0.13 |
6156 |
42186 |
July 8th |
6140 |
↓0.26 |
6168 |
92242 |
July 9th |
5982 |
↓3.02 |
6074 |
145824 |
July 10th |
5990 |
↓1.38 |
6006 |
72024 |
July 11th |
6008 |
↑0.03 |
5968 |
92790 |
July 12th |
6244 |
↑4.62 |
6228 |
374784 |
July 15th |
6338 |
↑1.77 |
6316 |
186422 |
July 16th |
6324 |
↑0.13 |
6314 |
113906 |
July 17th |
6342 |
↑0.44 |
6334 |
164028 |
July 18th |
6356 |
↑0.35 |
6368 |
196106 |
July 19th |
6432 |
↑1.01 |
6400 |
158476 |
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