Daily Update: Indian Steel Market 24 Jan'20
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Indian Semi-finished offers rise further on daily basis, Sponge iron by INR 100-300/MT & Billet by INR 100-400/MT across major markets.
SteelMint's latest price assessment for induction furnaces billet in Indian market stood at INR 29,300-32,700/MT (USD 410-459) ex-plant.
Further, the coal-based sponge (78-80 FeM) C-DRI price assessment was at INR 19,200-20,700/MT (USD 269-290); prices are ex-plant & excluding GST.
Rupee & BSE Sensex
-- On 24th January 2020 (Friday) INR to USD exchange rate stood at INR 71.30.
-- ICEX (Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd) Feb'20 contract for STEELLONG today open at INR 32,580/MT & last traded (IST 18:03 hrs) at INR 32,730/MT.
-- BSE Sensex closed at 41,613(+226) on Friday, as against last day (Thursday) at 41,386(+271).
-- NSE Nifty50 index was closed today at 12,248(+67) & Nifty Metal at 2,796(+26).
Raw Material
-- Melting scrap offers in Western India- Gujarat incline by INR 400/MT in a day trade activity.
Semi Finished
-- Indian mid scale mills export demand remains average and offer stands at around USD 450/MT for Billet & USD 505/MT for Wire rod, CPT Nepal.
-- Raipur based manufacturers have raised Sponge P-DRI offers by INR 200/MT to INR 19,600-19,800/MT, however no major deals due to healthy bookings yesterday at near to INR 19,500/MT; ex-plant.
-- Rashmi Metaliks in Durgapur has offers Sponge P-DRI at around INR 19,800/MT, as per market sources.
-- Jindal Steel has reduced steel grade pig iron price to INR 28,900-29,000/MT ex-Raigarh, this landed cost to Raipur would be around INR 29,500-29,600/MT on FoR basis.
-- Neo Metaliks in Durgapur offering steel grade pig iron at INR 28,100-200/MT, however no major inquireis as per officials.
-- Odisha based sponge supplier sold around 500-1,000 MT FeM 80 C-DRI lumps to Jalna (Maharashtra) at around INR 22,200/MT FoR Jalna.
-- Apple Industries in Bellary (Karnataka) offered Sponge FeM 83+ P-DRI at INR 20,000/MT & Billet at INR 32,000/MT ex-plant.
-- BIOP Steels in South India has offering FeM 80 & 82 C-DRI lumps at INR 19,100/MT & INR 19,600/MT ex-plant & around 2,000 MT deals reported in Hyderabad & Silvasa market.
-- BMM Ispat, a renowned sponge manufacturer decreased offers by INR 100/MT for FeM 80 P-DRI lumps to INR 18,900/MT ex-Bellary; an official reported.
Rebar (12 mm)
-- Rathi Steels based in North region is offering at INR 37,900/MT (up by INR 800/MT).
-- Muzzaffarnagar based Swarup Rolling Mills Limited (Swarup TMT) is offering at INR 35,500/MT (up by INR 500/MT).
-- Raipur based Real Ispat (GK TMT) is current offering at INR 35,800/MT.
-- Raigarh based Anjani Steels Ltd. (Radhe TMT) is current offering at INR 34,200/MT.
-- Bajrangbali Steel Industries Pvt Ltd based in Odisha is offering rebar at INR 33,700-33,800/MT.
-- Jalna based Rajuri Steel Pvt. Ltd. (Rajuri TMT) has unchanged their offer at INR 36,300/MT.
-- Gujarat based Shreeyam Power & Steel Industries Ltd. (National TMT) is current offering at INR 38,700/MT FoR.
Wire Rod & Pipe
-- ERW Pipe Manufacturers have increased offers by INR 100-200/MT to INR 34,500/MT ex-Raipur, INR 36,800/MT ex-Mandi Gobindgarh & INR 35,000/MT ex-Rourkela.
-- Trade discount in Raipur wire rod stood at around INR 800-1,000/MT & base price surge by INR 400/MT to INR 34,500/MT ex-plant. Also, in Durgapur trade reference price up by INR 300/MT to INR 34,600-35,000/MT ex-plant.
Reference prices as on 24th January 2020
Particular/Delivery | Size, Grade, Origin | Prices | Min | Max | Change | 1W | 1M | |
Scrap | Ex-Alang | HMS(80:20) | 24,200 | 24,100 | 24,300 | + 400 | 24,100 | 23,700 |
Ex-Mumbai | HMS(80:20) | 23,200 | 23,100 | 23,300 | + 200 | 23,100 | 22,500 | |
Ex-Chennai | HMS(80:20) | 23,400 | 23,200 | 23,500 | 0 | NA | 22,200 | |
C-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Mix, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 20,700 | 20,600 | 20,800 | + 50 | 20,400 | 19,750 |
Ex-Rourkela | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,500 | 19,400 | 19,600 | + 200 | 19,600 | 18,900 | |
Ex-Raipur | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 20,600 | 20,500 | 20,700 | + 200 | 20,600 | 20,000 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,200 | 19,100 | 19,300 | + 100 | 19,500 | 18,900 | |
P-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Lumps, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 19,750 | 19,700 | 19,800 | + 50 | 19,500 | 18,750 |
Ex-Raipur | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,700 | 19,600 | 19,800 | + 300 | 19,600 | 19,000 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,900 | 18,800 | 19,000 | + 200 | 19,200 | 18,700 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,500 | 19,400 | 19,600 | + 100 | 19,700 | 19,200 | |
Ingot | Ex-Delhi/NCR | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 36,800 | 36,600 | 37,000 | + 700 | 36,200 | 34,000 |
Ex-Durgapur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 34,600 | 34,400 | 34,800 | + 100 | 34,300 | 33,100 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 33,700 | 33,600 | 33,800 | 0 | 33,900 | 33,000 | |
Ex-Raipur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 33,500 | 33,400 | 33,600 | + 200 | 33,600 | 32,600 | |
Ex-Jalna | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 36,200 | 36,100 | 36,300 | + 100 | 36,400 | 35,000 | |
Billet | Ex-Mumbai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 36,200 | 36,000 | 36,400 | 0 | 36,700 | 34,500 |
Ex-Chennai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 36,000 | 35,800 | 36,200 | + 100 | NA | 34,700 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 35,000 | 34,900 | 35,100 | + 300 | 34,900 | 34,000 | |
Ex-Durgapur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 34,700 | 34,600 | 35,000 | + 300 | 34,500 | 33,200 | |
Ex-Raipur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 33,700 | 33,500 | 34,500 | + 400 | 33,600 | 33,300 | |
Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 32,500 | 32,400 | 32,600 | + 300 | 32,200 | 31,200 | |
Ex-Durgapur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 30,200 | 30,100 | 30,300 | + 200 | 30,000 | 28,750 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,950 | 28,900 | 29,000 | + 250 | 29,100 | 28,300 | |
TMT | Ex-Raipur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 29,550 | 29,500 | 29,600 | + 250 | 29,500 | 28,700 |
Ex-Mumbai | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 32,000 | 31,900 | 32,100 | + 200 | 32,100 | 31,000 | |
Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 32,900 | 32,800 | 33,000 | + 200 | 32,700 | 31,700 | |
Ex-Durgapur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 30,700 | 30,600 | 30,800 | + 250 | 30,500 | 29,200 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 29,500 | 29,400 | 29,600 | + 200 | 29,600 | 28,700 | |
Ex-Raipur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 30,100 | 30,000 | 30,200 | + 300 | 29,900 | 29,200 | |
Ex-Ahmedabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 32,900 | 32,800 | 33,000 | + 400 | 32,800 | 31,900 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 32,300 | 32,200 | 32,400 | + 100 | 32,400 | 31,300 | |
Wire Rod | Ex-Chennai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 31,900 | 31,800 | 32,000 | + 400 | 32,500 | 31,200 |
Ex-Hyderabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 31,300 | 31,000 | 31,500 | + 300 | 31,300 | 30,500 |
Basic prices in INR/MT & excluding of GST @ 18%
Source: SteelMint Research