The US dollar rebounded on Monday, Wall Street enjoyed a solid start to the week.
SMM Webinar Series: How will weaker export demand impact China’s domestic metals markets?
The global widespread of COVID-19 has forced many countries to enforce stringent containment measures which result in a heavy impact on global economic activity. Over the past two months, we saw serious disruption of manpower, transportation and production in China. We are now seeing these scenarios happening around the world. Join our webinar to understand the inventory situation of raw materials, as well as the demand/supply and consumption of the Chinese domestic metals sectors during this volatile period.
MMi Daily Iron Ore Report (March 30)
The physical port stock prices for PBF in Shandong market fell by 10-15yuan/mt and that in Tangshan market dropped by 5-15yuan/mt. Both bids and offers in the physical port stock market decrease sharply.
SMM Evening Comments (Mar 30): Shanghai base metals mostly gave up gains from last week
SHFE nonferrous metals, except for tin and nickel, traded lower on Monday, giving up the rebound from last Friday as investors remained cautious about the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Month-long maintenance to affect nickel sulphate output in north China
A nickel sulphate producer in north China planned to conduct annual maintenance for about a month from the beginning of April, sources told SMM on March 30.
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