China - Oct 23, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Graphics showing changes of iron ore futures

FILE: Dalian City, Liaoning Province, northeast China - Sept 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Iron ore terminal at Dalian Port
3. Aerial shots of iron ore being unloaded from ship
4. Aerial shots of iron ore piles at port
5. Various of stacker-reclaimer operating
6. Various of iron ore piles

FILE: Dalian City, Liaoning Province, northeast China - 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Iron ore
8. Various of train loaded with iron ore moving

FILE: Horgos City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of iron ore being loaded onto train

Iron ore futures finished higher Friday in daytime trading on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The most active iron ore contract for January 2027 delivery rose 0.60 percent to close at 675.00 yuan (about 101.18 U.S. dollars) per tonne.

Iron ore futures were launched on the Dalian Commodity Exchange in October 2013 and have since become the world's most actively traded iron ore derivatives contract.

As the world's largest importer of iron ore, China opened the contract to international investors in May 2018, further enhancing its role as a key price benchmark for the global seaborne iron ore market.