Daily Update: Indian Steel Market 29 Jan'20
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Indian semi-finished offers increased marginally today. Sponge iron offers moved up by INR 100-200/MT & billet by INR 100-300/MT across major markets.
SteelMint's latest price assessment for induction furnaces billet in Indian market stood at INR 29,200-32,700/MT (USD 410-459) ex-plant.
Further, the coal-based sponge (78-80 FeM) C-DRI price assessment was at INR 19,000-20,500/MT (USD 266-288); prices are ex-plant & excluding GST.
Rupee & BSE Sensex
-- On 29th January 2020 (Wednesday) INR to USD exchange rate stood at INR 71.25.
-- ICEX (Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd) Mar'20 contract for STEELLONG today open at INR 32,260/MT & last traded (IST 18:15 hrs) at INR 32,300/MT.
-- BSE Sensex closed at 41,198(+231) on Wednesday, as against last day (Tuesday) at 40,966(-188).
-- NSE Nifty50 index was closed today at 12,129(+73) & Nifty Metal at 2,665(+23).
Semi Finished
-- Vizag Steel has invited a e-tender for the export of 30,000 MT Bloom. Interested bidders can submit their bids till 14:00 hrs on 05 Feb'20.
-- Rashmi Metaliks in Durgapur has maintained Sponge P-DRI price firm at INR 19,500/MT, as per sources.
-- Steel grade Pig iron prices in eastern India remained firm at INR 28,100-28,400/MT ex-Durgapur & INR 28,000/MT ex-Jharkhand.
-- Mid scale mills export offers more or less firm and stands at USD 440/MT for Billet & USD 495-500/MT, CPT Nepal.
-- BMM Ispat a price trend setter in South Indian sponge market has offered FeM 80 P-DRI lumps at INR 18,700-18,800/MT ex-Bellary, Karnataka.
-- BIOP Steels in South India has kept offers unaltered; offering FeM 80 & 82 C-DRI lumps at INR 19,000/MT & INR 19,400/MT ex-plant, Karnataka; an official reported.
-- Apple Industries in Bellary (Karnataka) offered Sponge FeM 83+ P-DRI at INR 19,800/MT & Billet at INR 31,400/MT ex-plant.
Rebar (12 mm)
-- Rathi Steels based in North region has unchanged their offer at INR 37,400/MT
-- Muzaffarnagar based Swarup Rolling Mills Limited (Swarup TMT) is offering at INR 35,100/MT (up by INR 100/MT).
-- Raipur based Real Ispat (GK TMT) is offering at INR 35,600/MT (down by INR 200/MT).
-- Bajrangbali Steel Industries Pvt Ltd based in Odisha is offering rebar at INR 33,500/MT.
-- Jalna based Rajuri Steel Pvt. Ltd.(Rajuri TMT) has unchanged their offers at INR 36,000/MT.
-- Jalna based Gajkesari Steels and Alloys Pvt. Ltd (Gajkesari TMT) is current offering at INR 35,500/MT.
-- Gujarat based, Mono Steel (India) Ltd.(Mono TMT) is current offering at INR 37,500/MT FoR. (down by INR 300/MT).
Wire Rod & Pipe
-- ERW Pipe Manufacturers have kept offers unchanged to INR 34,300-34,500/MT ex-Raipur, INR 37,000/MT ex-Mandi Gobindgarh & INR 34,500/MT ex-Rourkela.
-- Wire rod offers through the manufacturers in Raipur unchanged at INR 33,300/MT ex-plant. Meanwhile in Durgapur prices slightly up by INR 100/MT to INR 34,000-34,500/MT ex-plant.
Reference prices as on 29th January 2020
Particular/Delivery | Size, Grade, Origin | Prices | Min | Max | Change | 1W | 1M | |
Scrap | Ex-Alang | HMS(80:20) | 23,900 | 23,800 | 24,000 | 0 | 23,600 | 23,800 |
Ex-Mumbai | HMS(80:20) | 22,900 | 22,700 | 23,000 | 0 | 22,800 | 22,700 | |
Ex-Chennai | HMS(80:20) | 22,900 | 22,700 | 23,100 | - 200 | 23,500 | 22,900 | |
C-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Mix, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 20,500 | 20,400 | 20,600 | + 100 | 20,300 | 20,200 |
Ex-Rourkela | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,400 | 19,300 | 19,500 | + 200 | 19,000 | 19,400 | |
Ex-Raipur | 0-20 mm, -1 mm (20-25%), FeM 82%, +/-1 | 21,100 | 21,000 | 21,200 | 0 | 21,200 | 21,200 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,000 | 18,900 | 19,100 | 0 | 19,200 | 19,300 | |
P-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Lumps, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 19,500 | 19,400 | 19,600 | + 100 | 19,400 | 19,250 |
Ex-Raipur | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,200 | 19,100 | 19,300 | + 50 | 19,200 | 19,300 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 18,700 | 18,600 | 18,800 | 0 | 18,700 | 19,200 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 19,300 | 19,200 | 19,400 | 0 | 19,400 | 19,700 | |
Ingot | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 32,250 | 32,200 | 32,300 | + 150 | 31,500 | 32,300 |
Ex-Durgapur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 29,900 | 29,800 | 30,000 | + 100 | 29,600 | 29,800 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,700 | 28,600 | 28,800 | + 200 | 28,300 | 28,800 | |
Ex-Raipur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 29,100 | 29,000 | 29,200 | + 100 | 28,600 | 29,500 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 31,550 | 31,500 | 31,600 | + 350 | 31,000 | 32,000 | |
Billet | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 32,700 | 32,600 | 32,800 | + 200 | 32,000 | 32,900 |
Ex-Durgapur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 30,400 | 30,300 | 30,500 | + 100 | 30,200 | 30,100 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 29,200 | 29,100 | 29,300 | + 200 | 28,700 | 29,300 | |
Ex-Raipur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 29,750 | 29,700 | 29,800 | + 200 | 29,050 | 30,000 | |
Ex-Ahmedabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 32,300 | 32,200 | 32,400 | + 300 | 32,000 | 32,700 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 31,800 | 31,700 | 31,900 | + 300 | 31,400 | 32,300 | |
Ex-Chennai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 31,600 | 31,500 | 31,800 | - 100 | 32,200 | 31,900 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 31,000 | 30,900 | 31,100 | 0 | 30,500 | 31,000 | |
TMT | Ex-Delhi/NCR | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 36,300 | 36,100 | 36,500 | 0 | 35,700 | 35,600 |
Ex-Durgapur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 34,100 | 33,900 | 34,300 | 0 | 33,900 | 34,500 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 33,600 | 33,500 | 33,700 | + 100 | 33,300 | 33,600 | |
Ex-Raipur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 33,400 | 33,300 | 33,500 | 0 | 32,800 | 33,300 | |
Ex-Jalna | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 35,900 | 35,800 | 36,100 | 0 | 35,400 | 36,200 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 35,800 | 35,600 | 36,000 | - 200 | 35,800 | 35,500 | |
Ex-Chennai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 35,700 | 35,500 | 35,900 | 0 | 35,900 | 35,000 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 34,700 | 34,500 | 34,800 | 0 | 34,200 | 34,700 | |
Wire Rod | Ex-Durgapur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 34,100 | 34,000 | 34,500 | + 100 | 34,200 | 34,600 |
Ex-Raipur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 33,100 | 33,000 | 33,300 | 0 | 32,900 | 34,200 |
Basic prices in INR/MT & excluding of GST @ 18%
Source: SteelMint Research