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Iron-ore soars on China stimulus, lower global supply

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Update time : 2024-09-25 16:33:17
The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended morning trade 6.32% higher at 723.5 yuan ($103.11) a metric ton.

The benchmark October iron -ore SZZFV4 on the Singapore Exchange was 3.23% higher at $97.8 a ton, as of 03:30 GMT.

Iron ore futures rallied on hopes the measures to support the Chinese real estate market would turn around its fortunes, ANZ analysts said in a note.

The stimulus announcement boosted sentiment across domestic ferrous commodities markets, spurring a strong uptick in prices of imported iron ore on Sept. 24, said Chinese consultancy Mysteel.

On Tuesday, China's central bank unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic to pull the economy out of its deflationary funk and back towards the government's growth target.

The property market support package included a 50-basis-point reduction in average mortgage interest rates and a cut in the minimum downpayment requirement, among other measures.

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