GDT Stalls

GDT Stalls

The price index edged 0.1% higher at event #354 on a reduced offering for now but news of higher deliveries in coming months. SMP was flat on average, down 0.4% to US$2,541/t as later contract periods flattened, offsetting a 2.6% increase in Fonterra MH C2 price....
Prices Lift on Pulse

Prices Lift on Pulse

Regular grade WMP prices rose at this week’s GDT Pulse event with prices up 0.6% against GDT event #353 and 5.1% ahead of the previous Pulse event at US$3,215/t. Instant WMP settled at US$3,310/t, taking the weighted average WMP price  to US$3,280/t. Futures settled...
GDT Stalls

GDT index rises

GDT event #353 recovered part of the ground lost at the previous event, with the overall price index up 2.8%. Demand was  above average across commodities, most impressively in fats. Chinese involvement was better than the previous event, but still on the low side of...
GDT Stalls

Prices down at Pulse auction

The latest Pulse event saw both WMP and SMP prices ease. Regular WMP sold for US$3,060/t lost 1.1% from the GDT event #352 last week and was down 3% from the previous Pulse auction. Instant WMP settled at US$3,155/t. Meanwhile, medium heat SMP prices settled at...
GDT Stalls

GDT down again

The price index fell 2.8% at this week’s GDT auction #352 on a reduced offering. Weakness in SMP markets was reflected in the 4.6% decline in SMP price to average US$2,517/t, a 6-month low. Chinese buyers took their lowest tonnage since May last year. WMP prices lost...
GDT Stalls

WMP falls on Pulse

Regular grade WMP fell to US$3,155/t at this week’s GDT Pulse event, down 2% compared to GDT auction #351 and 2.3% behind the previous Pulse result. The March 2024 SGX-NZX WMP futures contract settled at US$3,180/t– just US$25/t higher than the achieved C2 regular WMP...