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Indian iron ore prices closing on to USD 150 mark - 19 Mar, 2010
The surge in spot prices of Indian iron ore is continuing pushing FOB levels further by 2% to 4% on March 18th.

Following deals were reported on CFR China basis
1. Indian origin 61%/61% - USD 142 per tonne
2. Indian origin 62%/61% - USD 141 per tonne
3. Indian origin 64%/64% - USD 153.5 per tonne
4. Rio PB5 - 62%/62% - USD 152 per tonne

Price for Indian benchmark grade 63.5%/63% was reported at USD 146 per tonne to USD 148 per tonne on CFR basis.

As a result, FOB prices have further surged to take the total hike in last 10 days to 9% to 25% for various grades.

Iron ore fines
FOB India
GradeChange
Fe 63.5/63%9%
Fe 63.5/62.5%9%
Fe 63/62%9%
Fe 62/61%9%
Fe 61/60%11%
Fe 60/59%11%
Fe 59/58%13%
Fe 58/57%14%
Fe 57/56 %15%
Fe 56/55%16%
Fe 55/54 %18%
Fe 54/ 53 % 19%
Fe 53/52 %22%
Fe 52/51 %25%

Change is on March 18th 2010 as compared to March 8th 2010

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