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Gains Extend On Optimism Over Chinese Stimulus

IRON ORE

SGX Iron Ore futures finished Friday marginally firmer and have extended gains in thin trade on Monday morning. The contract is up ~0.4% last printing at $114.00/tonne.

  • Futures are now up ~17% in June and sit at the highest level since mid April, we sit above 24% above the year to date lows registered on the 26 May.
  • On Friday NDRC spokesperson Wei said that China will speed up work to draft and roll out policies to boost consumption at a monthly briefing, more here.

Fig 1: SGX Iron Ore Futures

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