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Pressured On Friday, Below $110/Tonne

IRON ORE

SGX Iron Ore futures fell ~2.2% on Friday, down ~5.7% from mid June highs. Losses have been marginally trimmed in early dealing on Monday and we sit at $109.50/tonne

  • Futures sit close to unchanged on the year.
  • The lack of details of reported Chinese stimulus continue to weigh on sentiment in the metals space.
  • Jefferies noted that with China now facing a falling population and geopolitical challenges longer term demand may be dominated by the US and Europe. More here

Fig 1: SGX Iron Ore Futures

Source: MNI/Bloomberg

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