Iron ore futures closed higher on Tuesday in daytime trading on the Dalian Mercantile Exchange (DCE).
The most active iron ore contract in January 2021 rose 22 yuan (about $ 3.34) to 855 yuan per tonne.
On Tuesday, the total trading volume of 12 iron ore futures contracts on the exchange was 1,147,628 lots with a turnover of 95.3 billion yuan.
As the world's largest importer of iron ore, China opened DCE iron ore futures contracts to international investors in May 2018.
Subscribe to news

Metallurgy news
- Today
13:00 13:00 12:00 Sumitomo and Itochu-Maryubeni will combine units for the distribution of sheet steel by October 2025 12:00 Fenix Resources secures 30-year iron ore mining rights for the Weld Range project 11:00 Average new home prices in 100 Chinese cities rose 0.2% in August from July 2025. 11:00 MSSSL in India is planning a special steel production facility at Greenfield in Karnataka. 11:00 10:00 Indian NMDC limited sees that iron ore production is growing by 10 percent in August 2025.
Publications
01.09 Cosiness and comfort in the house: furniture that creates an atmosphere 30.08 Rear lights Schmitz: Reliability and safety on the road 28.08 PIDBIR PEDERSTIN 28.08 Non -omeded wire AC - steel -aluminum wire for air power transmission lines 26.08 How automation increases efficiency in logistics