Dalian: Iron ore futures closed higher on Monday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). The most active iron ore contract for January 2026 delivery gained 9 yuan (approximately 1.26 U.S. dollars) to close at 804.5 yuan per tonne.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the total trading volume on Monday for the 12 listed iron ore futures contracts at the exchange was 443,744 lots, with a turnover of about 35.36 billion yuan. As the world's largest importer of iron ore, China opened the DCE iron ore futures to international investors in May 2018.