黑色建材日报：市场情绪好转，钢价震荡偏强-20250730

1. Report Industry Investment Ratings - Steel: Bullish with a sideways trend [1][2] - Iron Ore: Sideways [3][4] - Coking Coal and Coke: Sideways [5][7] - Thermal Coal: No specific rating provided [8] 2. Core Views - Steel: Market sentiment has improved, and steel prices are bullish with a sideways trend. Construction steel production and sales are stable, and inventory changes are minimal. Plate production has declined, and exports have significantly boosted plate consumption. A series of policies have been introduced to boost market sentiment [1]. - Iron Ore: In the short term, prices have rebounded significantly due to macro - expectation boost. In the long term, the supply - demand situation remains relatively loose. The supply in July shows a seasonal decline, but the supply support is stronger than in previous years. The demand and consumption of iron ore are resilient [3]. - Coking Coal and Coke: The fourth round of price increases has been implemented, and prices are moving sideways. For coking coal, supply is tight due to environmental inspections and heavy rain, but the supply recovery expectation is strong with the high - level recovery of Mongolian coal imports. For coke, after the price increase, the profit of coke enterprises is further compressed, and the supply is tightened by cost factors [5][6]. - Thermal Coal: In the short term, coal prices are moving sideways as downstream daily consumption is rising with the increase in temperature. In the medium - to - long - term, the supply remains loose [8]. 3. Summaries by Related Catalogs Steel - Market Analysis: The futures prices of rebar and hot - rolled coils are 3347 yuan/ton and 3503 yuan/ton respectively. Spot steel transactions are generally good, with speculative and futures - cash purchases being active. The national construction steel transaction volume is 12200 tons [1]. - Supply - Demand and Logic: Construction steel production and sales are stable, inventory changes are small, and the overall performance is slightly better than the seasonal average. As costs rise, construction steel prices increase. Plate production has declined, and exports have a significant pulling effect on plate consumption. A series of policies have boosted market sentiment [1]. - Strategy: Bullish with a sideways trend for single - side trading; no strategies for cross - period, cross - variety, futures - cash, and options trading [2]. Iron Ore - Market Analysis: Futures prices are moving sideways. The prices of mainstream imported iron ore varieties have risen slightly. Traders' quoting enthusiasm is average, and steel mills' purchases are mainly for刚需. The cumulative transaction volume of main port iron ore is 1.064 million tons, a 5.42% decrease from the previous day; the cumulative transaction volume of forward - looking spot is 1.63 million tons, a 36.97% increase from the previous day [3]. - Supply - Demand and Logic: In July, iron ore shipments show a seasonal decline, but the supply support is stronger than in previous years due to price increases. The current molten iron production remains at a high level, and there are no large - scale steel mill overhauls in the short term, so the consumption and demand for iron ore are resilient [3]. - Strategy: Sideways for single - side trading; no strategies for cross - period, cross - variety, futures - cash, and options trading [4]. Coking Coal and Coke - Market Analysis: Futures prices are moving sideways. The decline of coke futures has narrowed compared to coking coal. The customs clearance volume of imported Mongolian coal has returned to a high level, and the supply recovery expectation is strong. After the coke price increase, traders' enthusiasm has increased [5]. - Logic and Views: For coking coal, supply is tight due to environmental inspections and heavy rain, but the supply recovery needs to be tracked with the high - level recovery of Mongolian coal imports. The demand for molten iron remains high, and short - term speculative demand has increased. For coke, after the fourth round of price increases, the profit of coke enterprises is further compressed, and the supply is tightened by cost factors. The downstream steel fundamentals are better than the seasonal expectation, providing demand support [5][6]. - Strategy: Sideways for both coking coal and coke in single - side trading; no strategies for cross - period, cross - variety, futures - cash, and options trading [7]. Thermal Coal - Market Analysis: In the production area, increased rainfall has affected production and sales, and coal prices are fluctuating. The price - holding sentiment has cooled down. At the port, downstream rigid - demand purchases at the end of the month have been completed. As the high - temperature range expands, daily consumption is increasing, and traders have positive expectations for the peak season, leading to higher market quotes. For imported coal, coastal power plants are replenishing stocks, and the quoted price has increased slightly [8]. - Demand and Logic: In July, as the temperature rises, downstream daily consumption is increasing, and demand is strengthening. In the short term, coal prices are moving sideways. In the medium - to - long - term, the supply remains loose [8]. - Strategy: No specific strategy provided [8].