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Iron ore extends increase on continual China demand; high portside stocks cap gains

Iron ore futures rates increased for a second straight session on Wednesday, helped by a wave of purchasing in the area market in leading customer China, although gains were topped by high portside stocks and seasonally weak steel need.

The most-traded September iron ore agreement on China's. Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) was up 0.75% at 805. yuan ($ 110.79) a metric ton, since 0302 GMT.

The benchmark July iron ore on the Singapore. Exchange was 0.78% higher at $103.85 a load.

Near-term need for the crucial steelmaking component remained. strong, partially since iron ore is more cost competitive than. steel scrap, another steelmaking input.

Iron ore deal volumes at significant ports climbed by 9.32%. from Monday to around 1.09 million tons on Tuesday, information from. consultancy Mysteel revealed.

Costs (of iron ore) are consolidating within a restricted. variety, which might likewise be seen in coming days as there is. presently no clear instructions, stated Xie Qingwei, an analyst at. consultancy Shanghai Metals Market.

There is no new macro economic stimulus in the short term,. while relatively high hot metal output supported near-term ore. need.

Daily crude steel output among member steelmakers dropped. 2.81% from the previous 10-day duration to about 2.19 million tons. between June 11 and June 20, data from the China Iron and Steel. Association revealed.

Some electric-arc-furnace-based steelmakers scaled down. production after losses broadened, partly adding to lower. crude steel output, stated analysts.

A survey by Mysteel showed that the start of some brand-new. projects has actually been constrained by an absence of capital as the. unique bonds released just recently are generally used for paying back old. financial obligations.

Other steelmaking components on the DCE advanced, with. coking coal and coke up 2.05% and 1.72%,. respectively.

A lot of steel standards on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. recorded minimal gains. Rebar added 0.17%, wire rod. ticked up 0.11%, stainless steel increased 0.18%,. while hot-rolled coil was little bit altered.

(source: Reuters)