Daily Update: Indian Steel Market 1 Oct'19
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Spot steel trades remained weak in Indian market, following which prices dropped on day trade activities by INR 100-400/MT through the mid sized mills.
SteelMint's latest price assessment for induction furnaces billet in Indian market stood at INR 25,800-29,100/MT (USD 362-409) ex-plant.
Further, the coal based sponge (78-80 FeM) C-DRI price assessment was at INR 16,400-17,300/MT (USD 230-243); prices are ex-plant & excluding GST.
Rupee & BSE Sensex
-- On 1st October 2019 (Tuesday) INR to USD exchange rate stood at INR 71.14.
-- ICEX (Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd) Nov'19 contract for STEELLONG today open at INR 28,320/MT & last traded (IST 18:17 hrs) at INR 28,300/MT.
-- BSE Sensex closed at 38,305(-361) on Tuesday, as against last day (Monday) at 38,667(-155).
-- NSE Nifty50 index was closed today at 11,359(-114) & Nifty Metal at 2,397(-42).
Key Trades
-- Jindal Steel has offered panther shots (granulated pig iron) at INR 22,000-22,500/MT ex-plant.
-- Melting scrap offers in Western India- Jalna (Maharashtra) decline by INR 300/MT in a day trade activities.
-- Raipur based manufacturers have reduced sponge P-DRI prices by INR 200/MT to INR 16,000/MT ex-plant. However limited deals reported due to falling billet prices.
-- Private pig iron producers in eastern India have roll-over prices and offers for steel grade learned at INR 23,000/MT ex-Bokaro by Electrosteels & INR 23,500-23,600/MT ex-Durgapur by Neo Metaliks.
-- Raigarh based Singhal Steel offered Billet at INR 26,000/MT (ex-plant) & INR 26,500/MT FoR Raipur, officials reported.
-- Trade discounts in Raipur wire rod is hovering at INR 800-1,100/MT and base prices drop by INR 300/MT to INR 31,200/MT ex-plant. Similarly, in Durgapur trade reference prices corrected by INR 300/MT to INR 29,800-30,500/MT ex-plant.
-- BIOP Steels in South India has kept offers unaltered; offering FeM 80 & 82 C-DRI lumps at INR 16,600/MT & INR 17,000/MT ex-plant, Karnataka. Limited trade activities reported through the officials.
-- BMM Ispat, a renowned sponge manufacturer offered FeM 80 P-DRI lumps at INR 16,100-16,200/MT ex-Bellary, an official reported.
-- Hare Krishna, a 300 TPD sponge manufacturer in Bellary, Karnataka has offered FeM 79-80 P-DRI at INR 16,000-16,200/MT ex-plant, an official reported.
-- Rathi Steels based in North region has unchanged their 12 mm Rebar offer at INR 33,300/MT.
-- Central region Raipur based SPEED TMT is current offering their 12 mm Rebar at INR 30,700/MT (down by INR 400/MT).
-- Raigarh based Scan Group branding (Shrishti TMT) is offering 12 mm Rebar at INR 31,300/MT(down by INR 200/MT).
-- Western region Gujarat based Diamond TMT offers their 12 mm Rebar at INR 31,700/MT(down by INR 200/MT).
-- Jalna based Bhagyalaxmi Rolling Mill Pvt Ltd (Polaad TMT) is offering their 12 mm Rebar at INR 31,300/MT(down by INR 200/MT).
Reference prices as on 1st October 2019
Particular/Delivery | Size, Grade, Origin | Prices | Min | Max | Change | 1W | 1M | |
Scrap | Ex-Alang | HMS(80:20) | 21,800 | 21,700 | 21,900 | - 200 | 21,500 | 21,000 |
Ex-Mumbai | HMS(80:20) | 21,400 | 21,200 | 21,500 | 0 | 21,200 | 21,400 | |
Ex-Chennai | HMS(80:20) | 19,700 | 19,400 | 19,800 | - 100 | 20,400 | 20,300 | |
C-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Mix, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 16,700 | 16,600 | 16,800 | - 250 | 17,400 | 17,800 |
Ex-Rourkela | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,600 | 16,500 | 16,700 | - 100 | 16,800 | 16,300 | |
Ex-Raipur | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 17,300 | 17,200 | 17,400 | - 200 | 17,300 | 17,200 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,500 | 16,400 | 16,600 | 0 | 16,600 | 16,600 | |
P-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Lumps, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 15,700 | 15,600 | 15,800 | - 250 | 16,400 | 16,800 |
Ex-Raipur | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,000 | 15,900 | 16,100 | - 150 | 16,200 | 15,850 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,100 | 16,000 | 16,200 | 0 | 16,350 | 16,300 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,700 | 16,600 | 16,800 | - 100 | 16,800 | 16,700 | |
Ingot | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,900 | 28,800 | 29,000 | - 50 | 28,800 | 28,950 |
Ex-Durgapur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 26,000 | 25,900 | 26,100 | - 400 | 26,600 | 26,400 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 25,600 | 25,500 | 25,700 | - 200 | 25,800 | 25,600 | |
Ex-Raipur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 25,900 | 25,800 | 26,000 | - 300 | 26,250 | 26,100 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,000 | 27,900 | 28,100 | - 100 | 27,600 | 27,350 | |
Billet | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 29,050 | 29,000 | 29,100 | - 50 | 29,000 | 29,200 |
Ex-Durgapur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,300 | 26,200 | 26,400 | - 400 | 26,800 | 26,700 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 25,800 | 25,700 | 25,900 | - 300 | 26,300 | 26,000 | |
Ex-Raipur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,400 | 26,300 | 26,500 | - 250 | 26,550 | 26,600 | |
Ex-Ahmedabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 28,100 | 28,000 | 28,200 | - 300 | 27,600 | 27,550 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 28,200 | 28,100 | 28,300 | - 100 | 27,800 | 27,550 | |
Ex-Chennai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 27,150 | 27,100 | 27,200 | + 150 | 27,400 | 28,000 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,500 | 26,400 | 26,600 | 0 | 26,500 | 26,500 | |
TMT | Ex-Delhi/NCR | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 32,200 | 32,000 | 32,400 | - 100 | 32,400 | 32,300 |
Ex-Durgapur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,300 | 30,100 | 30,500 | - 300 | 31,000 | 30,800 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,800 | 30,600 | 30,900 | - 100 | 31,200 | 30,200 | |
Ex-Raipur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,500 | 30,400 | 30,600 | - 300 | 30,700 | 30,100 | |
Ex-Jalna | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 31,300 | 31,100 | 31,400 | - 200 | 31,500 | 31,500 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 31,200 | 31,100 | 31,300 | + 100 | 30,600 | 30,700 | |
Ex-Chennai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 31,500 | 31,400 | 31,700 | 0 | 31,700 | 32,100 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,500 | 30,400 | 30,600 | 0 | 30,500 | 30,500 | |
Wire Rod | Ex-Durgapur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 30,000 | 29,800 | 30,500 | - 300 | 30,700 | 30,400 |
Ex-Raipur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 30,400 | 30,100 | 31,200 | - 300 | 30,300 | 30,000 |
Basic prices in INR/MT & excluding of GST @ 18%
Source: SteelMint Research