RANDOM LENGTHS: Futures prices fail to sustain upward momentum

Hitting the mid-to-upper $370s once more Thursday, futures failed to hold its upward momentum. Similar to earlier sessions, selling late Thursday through Friday pushed July back down into the $360s, about where it left off going into last week’s holiday weekend. Trading Thursday hit the high-water mark of $378.50, rebounding from Tuesday’s selloff to open the week. The contract traded as high as $375.00 early Tuesday, but that session also produced the week’s low at $353.80. Traders eyed the 200-day moving average of $382.60, but were wary of the volatile swings seen through the week. Meanwhile, the cash market edged higher to $373 on steady demand and tightened supplies.

What to read next
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for Asia recovered paper and Asia packaging paper and board via an open consultation process between May 5 and June 2, 2026.
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for PIX Forest Biomass Finland price indices via an open consultation process between May 13 and June 10, 2026. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.
Fastmarkets has corrected its FP-LBR-1245 Kiln-dried eastern spruce-pine-fir stud 2x4 9-ft PET delivered Boston price, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday June 9.
Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-MNO-0002 manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, which was published incorrectly on Friday June 5 due to incorrect source data.
Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for PIX Packaging Europe indices via an open consultation process between May 7 and June 8, 2026. This consultation was done as part of our published annual methodology review process.
The MB-MNO-0003 Manganese ore semi carbonate index, 36.5% Mn, cif Tianjin, $ per dmtu was published in error as $4.75 per dry metric tonne unit. It has been corrected to $4.74 per dmtu. The rationale for the same index on the same date was also updated to reflect this change. It erroneously stated that “Fastmarkets’ manganese ore semi-carbonate […]