A total of 86 vessels carrying 12.92 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during February 21-27, SMM estimates. This was largely unchanged from the previous week, and up 3.24 million

A total of 118 vessels carrying 19.46 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during January 10-16, SMM estimates.

Along with DCE iron ore futures market headed for upward tendency, traders raise their quotations successively, and PBF in Shandong and Tangshan market was concluded at 1100yuan/mt.

Quotations in the physical port stock market remained relatively stable in the morning, but the actual transaction prices dropped by 20-30yuan/mt.

A total of 112 vessels carrying 16.8 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during December 13-19, SMM estimates. This was up 2.15 million mt from the previous week and 2.06 million mt.

Both CISA (China Iron and Steel Association) and DCE successively announced iron ore market risk alerts to cool down recent soaring prices of iron ore. The quotations in the physical port stock market

今连铁跳空后低开低走，港口现货市场早盘报价基本持稳。市场悲观情绪升温，部分贸易商报价逐渐下调5元/吨左右，且盘中仍有议价空间。多数钢企以观望心态为主，今日询盘成交积极性一般。

今连铁先抑后扬，港口现货市场早盘报价稳中个跌5元/吨左右。早盘部分钢企逢低询盘比较积极，市场活跃度提升。

今连铁强势运行，主力合约I2101盘中一度涨超4.3%；港口现货市场早盘报价上调15-20元/吨。部分钢企“买涨不买跌”早盘询价积极，多按需采购为主。

市场传闻，印度可能禁止出口球团矿，或主要因为其国内铁矿石需求的回升，引发了印度钢铁产业对禁止该国出口铁矿石的呼吁。据SMM最新港口库存数据显示，主要六港口球团库存总量为670万吨左右，自8月底以来球团矿库存就延续降势。