建信期货铁矿石日评-20251024

Report Overview - Report Type: Iron Ore Daily Review [1] - Date: October 24, 2025 [2] - Research Team: Black Metal Research Team [3] 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report 2. Core Viewpoints - On October 23, the iron ore futures main 2601 contract showed a volatile and slightly stronger trend. The spot market had stable foreign - market quotes and a 3 - yuan/ton price increase at Qingdao Port. Technically, the KDJ indicator formed a golden cross, and the MACD green column narrowed for 3 consecutive days. The market may be affected by factors such as Sino - US trade negotiations and BHP's announcements. The supply and demand fundamentals show that Australian and Brazilian shipments have rebounded, arrivals have dropped, and iron - water production is at a high level but has declined slightly for 3 weeks. Steel production profits are shrinking. Overall, the coking coal market news may drive steel and iron ore prices up, but the changes in steel production profits and Sino - US negotiation results need to be observed [7][9][11] 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review and Future Outlook 3.1.1 Market Review - On October 23, the iron ore futures main 2601 contract opened at 777 yuan/ton, reached a high of 782 yuan/ton, a low of 770 yuan/ton, and closed at 777 yuan/ton, up 0.39%. The trading volume was 236,711 lots, and the open interest increased by 2,978 lots to 561,141 lots. Other related steel futures contracts also had different price changes and trading volumes [5][7] - The spot market: Main iron ore foreign - market quotes on October 23 were flat compared with the previous trading day, and the prices of main - grade iron ore at Qingdao Port increased by 3 yuan/ton compared with the previous day. Technically, the KDJ indicator of the iron ore 2601 contract formed a golden cross on the daily line, and the green column of the MACD indicator on the daily line of the iron ore 2601 contract narrowed for 3 consecutive days [9] 3.1.2 Future Outlook - News: China will send a delegation to Malaysia for economic and trade consultations with the US from October 24 to 27. On October 23, BHP stated that if its coking coal business in Australia does not receive regulatory support, it will be forced to make "difficult decisions." Last month, BHP announced the suspension of its joint - venture coking coal mine in Queensland due to low product prices and high royalties [10][11][12] - Fundamentals: Australian and Brazilian shipments have rebounded, and arrivals have dropped significantly, mainly due to the regular decline after the end of the quarterly - end rush. The average daily iron - water production is still above 240 million tons but has declined slightly for 3 consecutive weeks. Considering the continuous narrowing of steel production profits, the current profits of rebar blast furnaces, hot - rolled coils, cold - rolled coils, and electric furnaces have all fallen into a loss state. It is expected that the subsequent production will continue to fluctuate at around 240 million tons. Steel demand has recovered this week, and the output of the five major steel products has increased slightly. The sustainability of the subsequent demand recovery needs to be observed [11] - Overall view: The sudden news in the coking coal market has a significant driving effect on prices, and steel and iron ore may follow the upward trend in the short term. However, the changes in steel production profits need to be observed to see if they can recover. In addition, the results of the Sino - US negotiations also need to be closely monitored [11] 3.2 Industry News - On October 23, BHP stated that if its coking coal business in Australia does not receive regulatory support, it will be forced to make "difficult decisions." Last month, BHP announced the suspension of its joint - venture coking coal mine in Queensland with a subsidiary of Mitsubishi due to low product prices and high royalties [12] 3.3 Data Overview - The report provides multiple data charts, including the prices of main iron ore varieties at Qingdao Port, the price differences between high - grade, low - grade ores and PB powder, the basis between iron ore spot and the January contract, Brazilian and Australian iron ore shipments, arrivals at 45 ports, domestic mine capacity utilization, main port iron ore trading volume, steel mill iron ore inventory available days, imported sintered powder ore inventory, port iron ore inventory and shipment volume, sample steel mill tax - free hot - metal cost, blast furnace and electric - furnace operating rates and capacity utilization, national average daily iron - water production, apparent consumption of the five major steel products, weekly output of the five major steel products, and steel mill inventory of the five major steel products. All data sources are from Mysteel and the Research and Development Department of Jianxin Futures [14][18][22]