Metals & Mining Theme, Ferrous
June 10, 2025
New iron ore index symbols
The following iron ore index symbols have been created in the Market Data category SI (Metals: Iron Ore). The daily symbols will appear on the following:
Fixed Pages: Platts Steel and Raw Materials Alert STL1105 and STL1150.
Publications: SBB Steel Markets Daily and Steel Raw Materials Monthly.
They are scheduled to begin updating on June 10.
| MDC | Symbol | Bates | Dec | Freq | Curr | UOM | Description |
| SI | FIOCS00 | c | 2 | DW | USD | DMT | 62/61% Fe IODEX Basis Spread $/dmt |
| SI | FIOCS03 | c | 2 | MA | USD | DMT | 62/61% Fe IODEX Basis Spread MAvg $/dmt |
Please follow the link below for further details:
Platts proposes to update IODEX quality specifications to reflect 61% Fe effective Jan. 2, 2026; launches Basis Spread June 2025 | S&P Global
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