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Dalian iron ore posts biggest daily loss in nearly 2 years

Dalian ore futures costs toppled to log their steepest daily fall in almost 2 years on Monday, weighed down by a batch of depressing financial data from top customer China.

The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Product Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trade 4.36%. lower at 723.5 yuan ($ 101.83) a metric heap, publishing its biggest. daily loss because Oct. 31, 2022.

The contract struck an intraday low of 721.5 yuan, its weakest. level because Aug. 26.

The benchmark October iron ore on the Singapore. Exchange was 4.14% lower at $96.85 a heap, as of 0715 GMT.

China's production activity sank to a six-month low in. August as factory gate costs tumbled and owners had a hard time for. orders, the National Bureau of Stats acquiring supervisors'. index (PMI) showed on Saturday, pressuring policymakers to press. on with strategies to direct more stimulus to families.

Costs of brand-new homes in China rose at slower pace in August,. a personal study showed on Sunday, as the crisis-hit property. sector struggles to discover its bottom after a slew of supportive. policies.

The weaker PMI information, that includes the steel industry,. reveals the sector has obvious off-season characteristics, as. market need continues to decline and steel production is. minimized, Chinese monetary details website Hexun Futures stated. in a note.

Alongside an expected rise in supply, China's steel exports. may come under threat as tensions rise with trade partners, said. ANZ analysts.

China's new export orders succumbed to the first time in eight. months and at the fastest pace considering that November 2023, a private. sector survey showed on Monday.

Other steelmaking ingredients on the DCE lost even more. ground, with coking coal and coke down 3.66%. and 3.52%, respectively.

Many steel criteria on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were. weaker. Stainless-steel moved nearly 2.4%, rebar. lost 2%, hot-rolled coil decreased around. 1.8%, while wire rod was flat.

(source: Reuters)