Daily Update: Indian Steel Market 24 Dec'19
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Indian mid sized mills have further raised prices on active trade activities and as per assessment the prices rallied by INR 100-800/MT D-o-D.
As per daily assessment, the Rebar & Billet prices surge by INR 200-800/MT & while Sponge iron by INR 100-300/MT in major markets of Central, East, North & Western India.
SteelMint's latest price assessment for induction furnaces billet in Indian market stood at INR 27,900-32,100/MT (USD 391-451) ex-plant.
Further, the coal based sponge (78-80 FeM) C-DRI price assessment was at INR 18,200-19,700/MT (USD 255-277); prices are ex-plant & excluding GST.
Rupee & BSE Sensex
-- On 24th December 2019 (Tuesday) INR to USD exchange rate stood at INR 71.27.
-- ICEX (Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd) Jan'19 contract for STEELLONG today open at INR 29,700/MT & last traded (IST 18:34 hrs) at INR 29,740/MT.
-- BSE Sensex closed at 41,461(-181) on Tuesday, as against last day (Monday) at 41,642(-38).
-- NSE Nifty50 index was closed today at 12,212(-50) & Nifty Metal at 2,720(+14).
Raw Material
-- KIOCL Limited (formerly known as Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited) has invited a tender for supply 50,000 MT iron ore fines from reputed Indigenous Iron ore suppliers.Tender due on 30-Dec-2019 at 14:00 Hrs.
-- Melting scrap offers in Western India- Gujarat incline by INR 300/MT in a day trade activities.
Semi Finished
-- TATA Metaliks has raised basic (steel) grade Low Silicon (1-1.5%) pig iron price by INR 700/MT to INR 26,500/MT (USD 372).
-- Induction grade billet export offers to Nepal further surge and assessed at around USD 390-395/MT ex-mill at Durgapur, equivalent to USD 415-420/MT CPT Nepal.
-- As per sources, Neo Metails in Durgapur has raised steel grade pig iron price by INR 200/MT to INR 25,300-25,500/MT ex-plant.
-- Raipur based sponge P-DRI manufacturers have kept prices steady at INR 18,800/MT ex-plant; however deals remained limited as landed cost from Raigarh was similar.
-- Bhaskar Steel and Ferro Alloy Ltd, an Odisha based plant offered FeM 80 C-DRI at INR 18,200/MT ex-plant; an official reported.
-- Sources reported Chandrapur (Maharashtra) based manufacturers offered Sponge P-DRI (FeM 80) at around INR 19,000/MT, ex-plant & excluding GST.
-- BMM Ispat, a renowned sponge manufacturer offered FeM 80 P-DRI lumps at INR 18,300/MT ex-Bellary, an official reported.
-- BIOP Steels in South India has offered sponge C-DRI FeM 80 & 82 C-DRI lumps at INR 18,500/MT & INR 18,900/MT ex-plant, Karnataka; an official reported.
Rebar (12 mm)
-- East region based Adhunik Alloys & Pvt Ltd is offering at INR 32,300/MT.
-- Raipur based Real Ispat (GK TMT) is current offering at INR 34,600/MT.
-- Raigarh based Anjani Steels Ltd. (Radhe TMT) is current offering at INR 32,600/MT.
-- Gujarat based Shreeyam Power & Steel Industries Ltd. (National TMT) is current offering at INR 35,900/MT FoR.
-- Jalna based Kalika Steels Alloys Pvt. Ltd. (Kalika TMT) is current offering at INR 34,500/MT.
-- Chennai based ARS Steel (Trusteel - 550D) is currently offering at INR 35,600/MT.
Wire Rod & Pipe
-- Trade discount in Raipur wire rod stands at INR 700-1,000/MT, meanwhile base prices up by INR 400/MT to INR 33,700/MT ex-plant.
-- ERW Pipe Manufacturers have increased offers by INR 500-700/MT to INR 33,500-33,600/MT ex-Raipur & INR 35,700/MT ex-Mandi Gobindgarh.
Reference prices as on 24th December 2019
Particular/Delivery | Size, Grade, Origin | Prices | Min | Max | Change | 1W | 1M | |
Scrap | Ex-Alang | HMS(80:20) | 23,200 | 23,100 | 23,300 | + 200 | 22,200 | 21,900 |
Ex-Mumbai | HMS(80:20) | 22,200 | 22,100 | 22,300 | + 300 | 21,500 | 21,000 | |
Ex-Chennai | HMS(80:20) | 22,100 | 21,900 | 22,300 | + 200 | 21,600 | 20,300 | |
C-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Mix, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 19,200 | 19,100 | 19,300 | + 200 | 18,100 | 17,950 |
Ex-Rourkela | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,200 | 18,100 | 18,300 | + 200 | 16,900 | 16,550 | |
Ex-Raipur | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,700 | 19,600 | 19,800 | + 100 | 18,300 | 17,500 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,400 | 18,300 | 18,500 | + 300 | 17,000 | 16,800 | |
P-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Lumps, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 18,200 | 18,100 | 18,300 | + 200 | 17,100 | 16,950 |
Ex-Raipur | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,800 | 18,700 | 18,900 | 0 | 17,400 | 16,600 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,200 | 18,100 | 18,300 | + 200 | 16,900 | 16,700 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,600 | 18,500 | 18,700 | + 200 | 17,400 | 17,200 | |
Ingot | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 30,600 | 30,500 | 30,700 | + 150 | 29,200 | 28,700 |
Ex-Durgapur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 27,700 | 27,600 | 27,800 | + 200 | 26,800 | 26,700 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 27,400 | 27,300 | 27,500 | + 400 | 25,900 | 25,500 | |
Ex-Raipur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,300 | 28,200 | 28,400 | 0 | 26,550 | 25,950 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 30,600 | 30,500 | 30,800 | + 800 | 28,400 | 27,400 | |
Billet | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 30,900 | 30,800 | 31,000 | + 150 | 29,600 | 29,050 |
Ex-Durgapur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 28,200 | 28,100 | 28,300 | + 200 | 27,100 | 26,900 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 27,900 | 27,800 | 28,000 | + 100 | 26,250 | 25,800 | |
Ex-Raipur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 28,800 | 28,700 | 28,900 | 0 | 27,050 | 26,250 | |
Ex-Ahmedabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 32,100 | 32,000 | 32,200 | + 800 | 29,300 | 28,450 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 30,800 | 30,700 | 31,000 | + 700 | 28,600 | 27,600 | |
Ex-Chennai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 30,700 | 30,700 | 30,900 | + 200 | 29,600 | 27,700 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 29,800 | 29,500 | 30,000 | + 300 | 28,000 | 27,500 | |
TMT | Ex-Delhi/NCR | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 33,500 | 33,300 | 33,700 | + 200 | 32,400 | 31,800 |
Ex-Durgapur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 32,200 | 32,000 | 32,400 | + 400 | 31,200 | 31,000 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 32,200 | 32,100 | 32,400 | + 700 | 30,100 | 30,000 | |
Ex-Raipur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 32,000 | 31,900 | 32,300 | + 500 | 30,100 | 29,600 | |
Ex-Jalna | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 34,100 | 34,100 | 34,400 | + 600 | 31,900 | 31,100 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 34,000 | 33,900 | 34,200 | + 700 | 32,200 | 31,100 | |
Ex-Chennai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 34,200 | 34,100 | 34,500 | + 300 | 33,100 | 31,700 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 33,200 | 33,000 | 33,400 | + 200 | 31,500 | 31,000 | |
Wire Rod | Ex-Durgapur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 32,200 | 32,100 | 32,400 | + 200 | 31,200 | 30,900 |
Ex-Raipur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 32,900 | 32,700 | 33,700 | + 300 | 30,800 | 30,200 |
Basic prices in INR/MT & excluding of GST @ 18%
Source: SteelMint Research