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Iron ore drifts lower as falling near-term demand, high stocks weigh

Iron ore futures prices drifted lower on Tuesday as wider losses induced production cuts among steelmakers in top consumer China and lingering high portside...

Iron ore hits two-week high on improved Chinese economic outlook

Iron ore futures prices hit a two-week high on Monday, buoyed by an improved Chinese economic outlook following strong services data and continued stimulus...

Iron ore rises to more than 1-week high on upbeat demand outlook, China stimulus hopes

Iron ore futures prices rose to a more than one-week high on Thursday, buoyed by top producer Rio Tinto’s optimistic demand outlook for top...

Dalian iron ore futures close slightly lower on weak China data

Dalian iron ore futures closed slightly lower on Wednesday after drifting in a narrow range, as market participants weighed weak economic data from top...

China demand concerns, risk-off sentiment drag copper and aluminium down

Copper prices in London extended their fall to the third consecutive session on Tuesday as concerns about demand in top consumer China and uncertainty...

Iron ore retreats further as key China economic meeting, strong global supply weigh

Iron ore futures retreated further on Tuesday as the outcome of China’s key Politburo meeting and the strong global supply outlook both weighed. The most-traded...

Dalian iron ore pares losses on better China data, stimulus hopes

Dalian iron ore futures prices pared earlier losses on Monday, buoyed by better-than-expected industrial data and hopes of stimulus measures from top consumer China...

Vale on track to hit top end of iron ore guidance, after profits surge

Brazilian miner Vale is confident it will manage to meet the top end of its guidance for iron ore production in 2024, which stands...

Iron ore drops further as strong supply, China steel sell-off weigh

Iron ore futures prices lost further ground on Thursday, weighed by strong global supply and top consumer China’s persistently weak steel market, although hints...

Dalian iron ore extends falls on weakening steel market, demand outlook

Dalian iron ore futures prices fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, weighed down by a weakening steel market and lingering concerns about...

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