Dalian iron ore futures extended gains on Tuesday on hopes of additional policy support for China’s economy, but the challenging outlook for the world’s top steel producer weighed on the steelmaking ingredient’s benchmark price in Singapore.
The most-traded September iron ore on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange DCIOcv1ended daytime trade 1.3% higher at 714 yuan ($103.30) a tonne. It earlier touched 727.50 yuan, its highest since April 27.
On the Singapore Exchange, however, iron ore’s benchmark June contract SZZFM3 was down 3.4% at $101.90 a tonne, as of 0703 GMT, following a 7% intraday gain on Monday.
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