SINGAPORE: Global commodity markets ended 2020 on a strong note, with recovering demand and widespread stimulus packages buoying prices after a roller coaster ride caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Roll-outs of vaccines to combat the virus and trillions of dollars’ worth of fiscal support are expected to boost investment and spending in 2021.
“It’s been a tumultuous year for the commodity market, as the oil meltdown in March changed how we measure and gauge risk in the entire commodity sphere, ” Stephen Innes, chief global market strategist at brokerage Axi, told Reuters.
“But thanks to the Fed’s unwavering support to dig the U.S. and global economy out of a hole, ” commodity markets have flourished, he added.
Dalian iron ore futures and silver are up around 50% in 2020, leading the gains in commodity futures.
Overall, spot Asian LNG led the energy complex, gaining more than 140% this year on booming demand and outages in key suppliers.
Global oil futures have more than doubled from their decade lows hit in April, closing out a historic year that marked the first-ever negative prices for WTI.
“The recovery from the pandemic will accelerate once a vaccine is widely available, further supported by ongoing fiscal and monetary stimulus from governments around the world, ” ANZ said in a note. “A strong global growth pulse will likely see the U.S. dollar weaken, which is normally a prerequisite for a rally in commodity markets.”
Oil prices plunged in March and April when China and other countries went under lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, choking off global fuel demand.
Vaccine rollouts have raised hopes for a demand recovery in 2021, brightening the outlook for all energy products, with Goldman Sachs forecasting Brent to hit $65 a barrel in the next 12 months.
Dalian iron ore and Comex silver were the top performing major metals futures in 2020.
Iron ore was driven by a combination of booming demand in China and a drop in supplies from key producer Brazil. In precious metals, Comex silver gained 47.9% and Comex gold 25% on the back of a rush of buying by investors seeking a store of value amid rampant global central bank spending.
In industrial metals, benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 27% this year, becoming the sector’s best performer.
More gains in copper and other base metals are expected in 2021 as the China-led economic revival expands to other regions. “We will see an overall price surge across metals at least in the first half of the year (of 2021). Money is still trickling through the global economy, ” said commodities broker Anna Stablum of Marex Spectron.
In agriculture, Dalian corn futures were the top performing market in 2020, followed by US soymeal, and palm oil.
If u check the cpo spot & future from Jan 2021 to Dec 2021 all prices are above Rm 3000 until November 2021 & only December 2021 is slightly below Rm 3000 but still consider high at around Rm 2970 per tonnes.
For your info, when palmoil is average rm 2500, all the palmoil plantations make good profit mah...!!
Thus the good profit of palmoil company is sustainable very good & the average palmoil price should easily exceed average rm 3000 for 2021 mah...!!
Like calvin sifu says there are Great Safety In Palm Oil Shares loh!
Posted by calvintaneng > Jan 9, 2021 11:49 AM | Report Abuse
Cpo reaching Rm4000
Moving up to Rm4500 and Rm5000 range due to la nina
Calvin, the logs extraction in 2020 (164,016 cubic meter) is very much lower than the extraction in 2019 (473,000 cubic meter). Do you know what is the reason behind?
Depressed market conditions and prices of timber products very unfavarable quote in the QR , The world lumber price was record high. May i know what is going wrong with malaysia timber export ? Due to geography limitation ? Goverment intervention or any other factor i missed out ? some said economy of scale shrink? some said cannot compete with indonesia plywood timber? any master sifu can enlighten me ?
Sarawakian government is killing the logging industry. The authority tightened logging rules and imposed high royalties until all the three listed companies, TaAnn, WTK and Jtiasa registered huge losses for their logging activities for the last 2 years.
ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT THE INSIDERS ARE DOING ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN YOUR STOCK SELECTION ARE VERY IMPORTANT LOH!!
WTK HAS POSITIVE VIBES LOH!
Changes in Director's Interest (Section 219 of CA 2016)
WTK HOLDINGS BERHAD
Information Compiled By KLSE
Particulars of Director
Name DATO' SRI PATRICK WONG HAW YEONG Descriptions(Class) Ordinary shares
Details of changes
No Date of change
No of securities
Type of transaction
Nature of Interest
1 10/03/2021
115,000
Acquired
Direct Interest
Name of registered holder Dato' Sri Patrick Wong Haw Yeong Description of "Others" Type of Transaction Consideration (if any) RM0.435 per share
Circumstances by reason of which change has occurred Acquisition of shares in the open market
Nature of interest Direct Interest
Total no of securities after change
Direct (units) 8,349,900 Direct (%) 1.775 Indirect/deemed interest (units) 0 Indirect/deemed interest (%) 0.000 Date of notice 11/03/2021 Date notice received by Listed Issuer 11/03/2021
Remarks : The above Notice of Changes in Director's Interest pursuant to Section 219 of Companies Act 2016 dated 11 March 2021 was received by W T K Holdings Berhad ("WTK") on 11 March 2021. The above percentage is calculated based on the total number of WTK shares in issue net of 11,116,800 treasury shares held as at 11 March 2021.
Announcement Info
Company Name WTK HOLDINGS BERHAD Stock Name WTK Date Announced 11 Mar 2021 Category Changes in Director's Interest Pursuant to Section 219 of CA 2016 Reference Number CS4-11032021-00006
@calvintaneng Wtk Calvin thanks for sharing the wtk I agreed wtk is the cheapest plantation. But calvin are you still like Insas I buy a lot insan recently at 85sen Insas 85sen are you still like Insas as I know you promote insas before Insas is one of my favourite also
I just find out berjaya up so many . Because I long time no follow berjaya group and I recently busy to focus on glove and plantation company while still cheap enough. Just hope those earn money on berjaya group can say thank you to Calvintaneng because Calvi n always generous to share what he know AND CALVIN ALWAYS RECOMMEND SUPER UNDERVALUED GOOD COMPANY LIKE berjaya bjland Wtk insas Mhc and asiapac also I actually buy wtk after Calvin recommended and Calvi recommend some time need keep and hold will up one example Asiapac I buy 10sen and average down on mco the sold at 17sen about 70% profit Thanks for Calvin research on Asiapac last time Asiapc is very undervalue And thanks Calvin for the free research o n Asiapc last time I buy Asiapc because is very undervalue
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Posted by calvintaneng > 2020-12-31 00:13 | Report Abuse
No fear
palm oil is food
food is a necessity
Us not important market for palm oil
India 1.35 billion people
China 1.39 billion people
are main consumers of palm oil