《黑色》日报-20251113

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Views - Steel: Currently, the apparent demand for steel is seasonally weak, and destocking has slowed down. Considering the high steel inventory and winter storage pressure, the iron - making capacity of steel mills in the January contract is likely to decline. The iron ore supply in the January contract is turning loose, and there is a basis for negative feedback in the iron - element chain. It is not recommended to go long. The long - coking coal and short - hot - rolled coil arbitrage can continue to be held. For single - side trading, it is advisable to wait and see, and pay attention to the support levels of 3000 for rebar and 3200 for hot - rolled coil [1]. - Iron Ore: The iron ore price is strengthening, and the basis is continuing to narrow. If the steel mill losses continue to intensify and the finished product destocking is not as expected, the iron ore price may hit a new low. However, the probability of negative feedback in iron - making capacity is low under the current profit rate and inventory level of steel mills. For the long - coking coal and short - iron ore arbitrage, partial profit - taking can be considered, and then pay attention to this arbitrage again after the coking coal price stabilizes [4]. - Coking Coal and Coke: The coking coal futures showed a weak and volatile trend yesterday, with a certain deviation between the futures and spot markets. The coke futures were in a low - level volatile trend. The coke is still expected to raise prices due to cost support. For both coking coal and coke, single - side trading should be viewed as volatile, and 1 - 5 positive arbitrage is recommended, while guarding against the negative feedback risk caused by the decline in steel prices [7]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Steel Prices and Spreads - Rebar: Spot prices in East, North, and South China remained unchanged at 3190, 3210, and 3270 yuan/ton respectively. Futures contract prices had small fluctuations, with the 05, 10, and 01 contracts at 3096, 3138, and 3038 yuan/ton respectively [1]. - Hot - rolled Coil: Spot prices in East and North China increased by 10 yuan/ton, and remained unchanged in South China. Futures contract prices also rose, with the 05, 10, and 01 contracts at 3267, 3288, and 3255 yuan/ton respectively [1]. Cost and Profit - Costs: Steel billet price remained at 2930 yuan/ton, and plate billet price at 3730 yuan/ton. Jiangsu electric - furnace rebar cost decreased by 1 yuan to 3273 yuan/ton, and Jiangsu converter rebar cost decreased by 11 yuan to 3173 yuan/ton [1]. - Profits: Profits of rebar and hot - rolled coil in different regions all decreased, with the largest decline in North China hot - rolled coil profit by 14 yuan to - 124 yuan/ton [1]. Production and Inventory - Production: Daily average pig iron output decreased by 2.1 to 234.2, a decline of 0.9%. Five - major steel products output decreased by 18.5 to 856.7, a decline of 2.1%. Rebar and hot - rolled coil production also decreased [1]. - Inventory: Five - major steel products inventory decreased by 10.2 to 1503.6, a decline of 0.7%. Rebar inventory decreased by 10.0 to 592.5, a decline of 1.7%, while hot - rolled coil inventory increased by 3.9 to 410.5, an increase of 0.9% [1]. Transaction and Demand - Building material trading volume increased slightly by 0.1 to 9.2, an increase of 0.6%. The apparent demand for five - major steel products, rebar, and hot - rolled coil all decreased significantly, with the largest decline in rebar apparent demand by 13.7 to 218.5, a decline of 5.9% [1]. Iron Ore Prices and Spreads - Warehouse receipt costs of various iron ore types increased slightly, with an increase of about 0.4%. The basis of the 01 contract for various iron ore types continued to narrow, with the largest decline in the 01 contract basis of Carajás fines by 23.6% [4]. - The 5 - 9 spread increased by 3.0 to 23.0, an increase of 15.0%, the 9 - 1 spread decreased by 3.5 to - 49.5, a decline of 7.6%, and the 1 - 5 spread increased slightly by 0.5 to 26.5, an increase of 1.9% [4]. Supply - The 45 - port arrival volume decreased by 477.2 to 2741.2, a decline of 14.8%, and the global shipment volume decreased by 144.8 to 3069.0, a decline of 4.5%. However, the national monthly import volume increased by 1111.6 to 11632.6, an increase of 10.6% [4]. Demand - The daily average pig iron output of 247 steel mills decreased by 2.1 to 234.2, a decline of 0.9%. The 45 - port daily average desilting volume increased slightly by 0.8 to 320.9, an increase of 0.2%. The national monthly pig iron and crude steel output decreased by 5.4% and 5.0% respectively [4]. Inventory - The 45 - port inventory increased by 229.4 to 15128.19, an increase of 1.5%, the 247 steel mills' imported iron ore inventory increased by 160.1 to 9009.9, an increase of 1.8%, and the inventory available days of 64 steel mills remained unchanged at 21 days [4]. Coking Coal and Coke Prices and Spreads - Coke: The price of Shanxi quasi - first - grade wet - quenched coke (warehouse receipt) remained unchanged at 1662 yuan/ton, and the price of Rizhao Port quasi - first - grade wet - quenched coke (warehouse receipt) increased by 11 to 1700 yuan/ton. Futures contract prices also increased slightly [7]. - Coking Coal: The price of Shanxi medium - sulfur primary coking coal (warehouse receipt) remained unchanged at 1420 yuan/ton, and the price of Mongolian No. 5 raw coal (warehouse receipt) decreased by 30 to 1301 yuan/ton. Futures contract prices increased slightly [7]. Supply - Coke production: The daily average output of all - sample coking plants decreased by 1.0 to 63.6, a decline of 1.5%, and the daily average output of 247 steel mills decreased by 0.1 to 46.1, a decline of 0.3% [7]. - Coking coal production: The raw coal output of Fenwei sample coal mines decreased by 3.4 to 848.4, a decline of 0.4%, and the clean coal output decreased by 2.0 to 433.0, a decline of 0.5% [7]. Demand - Coke demand: The pig iron output of 247 steel mills decreased by 2.1 to 234.2, a decline of 0.9% [7]. - Coking coal demand: The coke production of all - sample coking plants and 247 steel mills decreased [7]. Inventory - Coke inventory: The total coke inventory decreased by 13.0 to 887.1, a decline of 1.4%. The inventory of all - sample coking plants, 247 steel mills, and ports all decreased [7]. - Coking coal inventory: The clean coal inventory of Fenwei coal mines decreased by 0.8 to 80.4, a decline of 0.9%. The inventory of all - sample coking plants and ports increased, while the inventory of 247 steel mills decreased [7].