Iron ore futures close lower

DALIAN, July 19– Iron ore futures closed lower on Monday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange. The most active iron ore contract for September 2021 delivery dipped 18.5 yuan to close at 1,225 yuan per tonne. As the world’s largest importer of iron ore, China opened the DCE iron ore futures to international investors in May 2018.

DALIAN, July 19 (Xinhua) — Iron ore futures closed lower on Monday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The most active iron ore contract for September 2021 delivery dipped 18.5 yuan (about 2.86 U.S. dollars) to close at 1,225 yuan per tonne.

On Monday, the total trading volume of 12 listed iron ore futures contracts on the exchange was 459,784 lots, with a turnover of 54.87 billion yuan.

As the world’s largest importer of iron ore, China opened the DCE iron ore futures to international investors in May 2018. Enditem