* Dalian iron ore up as much as 2% in morning trade
* Spot 62% iron ore steady at $79.5 a tonne
* China will ensure achievement of key targets for 2019 - Premier
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BEIJING, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Benchmark Dalian iron ore futures jumped in morning trade on Wednesday, extending gains for a second session, after China's Premier Li Keqiang again vowed to ensure that key economic goals for this year are achieved.
China should keep macro policies stable, improve the use of local government special bonds and strengthen support for the real economy, state television cited a state council meeting chaired by Li on Tuesday. most-traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange DCIOcv1 , gained as much as 2% to 613 yuan ($87.65) a tonne in morning trade. It closed up 1.1% at 608 yuan per tonne.
The gain also came after Australia's Port Hedland said its iron ore shipments to China slipped 0.7% in October compared with a month earlier. for spot cargoes of benchmark iron ore with 62% iron content for delivery to China SH-CCN-IRNOR62 pinned at $79.5 a tonne on Tuesday, after diving for four sessions.
Futures of construction steel rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange SRBcv1 , for January delivery, increased 1.0% to 3,442 yuan a tonne.
Shanghai hot-rolled coil SHHCcv1 , used for cars and home appliances, climbed 0.9% to 3,377 yuan per tonne.
"The consumption for steel products in short term remains to be strong, as market sentiment was boosted by falling inventory amid rushing constructions." Huatai Futures wrote in a note.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Shanghai stainless steel futures SHSSc1 , for February 2020 delivery, edged up 0.5% to 14,360 yuan per tonne.
* Other steelmaking ingredients both held their grounds, with Dalian coke DCJcv1 inching up 0.1% to 1,713 yuan while Dalian coking coal sat tight at 1,230 yuan.
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($1 = 6.9941 Chinese yuan)