Baltic dry index rallies across segments on recovering vessel demand
The Baltic Dry Index gained 4.8% (79 points) d-o-d to reach 1,729 on 20 Jan'26. Improving sentiment in the dry...
Iron & Steel
India: Ferro vanadium prices slide w-o-w as demand resistance meets global weakness
Indian ferro vanadium (FeV 50%) prices declined slightly by INR 16,750/t ($183/t) w-o-w to INR 1,152,000/t ($12,602/t) ex-Raipur as of...
India: Bids for iron ore lumps remain firm m-o-m in OMC’s auction
In OMC's auction for 1.414 mnt of iron ore lumps (Fe 60-65%) on 19 Jan'26, the entire material was booked...
Baltic dry index jumps on strong Capesize rally and improved bulk cargo demand
The Baltic Dry Index surged by 5.3% (83 points) to 1,650 on 19 Jan'26 against 16 Jan on improved iron...
Indonesia’s mine products port-wise shipments hit 1-month low in Nov’25
Indonesian port shipments of mine products (imports + exports) declined by 3% m-o-m to 8.04 mnt in Nov'25, up from...
India’s domestic scrap consumption strengthens in CY’25 as collection efficiency improves
Crude steel production rises 10%, demand up 8% on-year Price viability lures buyers to domestic scrap Sponge iron gives scrap...
Chinese stainless steel majors lift Feb’26 ferro chrome tender prices by RMB 50/t ($7/t)
China's Tsingshan and Taiyuan Iron and Steel Corporation (TISCO) have each raised ferro chrome tender prices by RMB 50/t ($7/t)...
Metallurgical coal and coke prices consolidate as weather risks offset demand uncertainty
Australian supply disruptions are anchoring coking coal prices at high levels Rising coal costs are pushing metallurgical coke prices higher...
China: Iron ore prices fall over $1/dmt d-o-d
Iron ore fines (Fe 61%) spot prices dropped by $1.45/dmt d-o-d to $104.45/dmt CFR China on 19 Jan'26. The decline...
