Daily Update: Indian Steel Market 30 Sep'19
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Indian Billet prices slightly fluctuated by INR 100-200/MT today amid average spot trades. While Sponge offers declined by INR 100-200/MT over limited buying activities due to power constraints in central India.
In context to finished steel products, the prices of Rebar, Structure & Wire rod being narrowed down owing to poor off take.
SteelMint's latest price assessment for induction furnaces billet in Indian market stood at INR 26,100-29,100/MT (USD 368-411) ex-plant.
Further, the coal based sponge (78-80 FeM) C-DRI price assessment was at INR 16,500-17,500/MT (USD 233-247); prices are ex-plant & excluding GST.
Rupee & BSE Sensex
-- On 30th September 2019 (Monday) INR to USD exchange rate stood at INR 70.80.
-- ICEX (Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd) Nov'19 contract for STEELLONG today open at INR 28,650/MT & last traded (IST 18:20 hrs) at INR 28,420/MT.
-- BSE Sensex closed at 38,667(-155) on Monday, as against last day (Friday) at 38,822(-167).
-- NSE Nifty50 index was closed today at 11,477(-35) & Nifty Metal at 2,438(-15).
Key Trades
-- According to the latest assessment of Coking coal, spot prices of the Premium HCC are reported at around USD 137/MT FoB Australia & USD 152.5/MT CNF India.
-- South African RB2 (5500 NAR) coal offers are assessed at USD 49.96/MT on FoB basis & USD 66.31/MT CNF India.
-- As per latest update received by SteelMint, the fresh deals for sponge iron (79-80 FeM, 95-100% lumps) exports to Bangladesh concluded at near to USD 280-282/MT CFR Chittagong.
-- Durgapur based Rashmi Metaliks has offered sponge P-DRI at INR 16,000-16,100/MT, as per sources.
-- Bhaskar Steel and Ferro Alloy Ltd, an Odisha based plant offered FeM 80 C-DRI at INR 16,800/MT & Billet at INR 26,100-26,200/MT ex-plant; an official reported. And added trade remain limited.
-- BMM Ispat a price trend setter in South Indian sponge market has kept offers unaltered today and offered FeM 80 P-DRI lumps at INR 16,100-16,200/MT ex-Bellary, Karnataka.
-- BIOP Steels in South India has offered FeM 80 & 82 C-DRI lumps at INR 16,600/MT & INR 17,000/MT ex-plant, Karnataka; an official reported.
-- Trade discounts in Raipur wire rod is hovering at INR 800-1,000/MT amid unchanged base price at INR 31,500/MT ex-plant. Meanwhile in Durgapur, trade reference prices of wire rod slightly drop by INR 100/MT to INR 30,200-31,000/MT ex-plant.
-- Rathi Steels based in North region is current offering their 12 mm Rebar at INR 33,300/MT.
-- Raigarh(Chhattisgarh) based Anjani Steels Ltd. (Radhe TMT) offers their 12 mm Rebar at INR 31,500/MT.
-- Gujarat based Shreeyam Power & Steel Industries Ltd. (National TMT) is offering their 12 mm Rebar at INR 31,900/MT FoR.
-- Jalna based SRJ Peety Steels Pvt Ltd (Shree Om) has unchanged their 12 mm Rebar offers at INR 31,900/MT.
Reference prices as on 30th September 2019
Particular/Delivery | Size, Grade, Origin | Prices | Min | Max | Change | 1W | 1M | |
Scrap | Ex-Alang | HMS(80:20) | 22,000 | 21,900 | 22,100 | + 100 | 21,700 | 21,100 |
Ex-Mumbai | HMS(80:20) | 21,400 | 21,200 | 21,500 | 0 | 21,200 | 21,600 | |
Ex-Chennai | HMS(80:20) | 19,800 | 19,600 | 20,000 | - 100 | 20,400 | 20,400 | |
C-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Mix, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 16,950 | 16,900 | 17,000 | - 150 | 17,600 | 18,100 |
Ex-Rourkela | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,700 | 16,600 | 16,800 | 0 | 16,900 | 16,350 | |
Ex-Raipur | Mix, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 17,500 | 17,400 | 17,600 | 0 | 17,500 | 17,400 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,500 | 16,400 | 16,600 | 0 | 16,700 | NA | |
P-DRI | Ex-Durgapur | Lumps, FeM 78%, +/-1 | 15,950 | 15,900 | 16,000 | - 150 | 16,600 | 17,100 |
Ex-Raipur | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,150 | 16,100 | 16,200 | - 50 | 16,300 | 16,050 | |
Ex-Bellary | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,100 | 16,000 | 16,200 | 0 | 16,400 | NA | |
Ex-Hyderabad | Lumps, FeM 80%, +/-1 | 16,800 | 16,700 | 16,900 | 0 | 16,900 | 16,800 | |
Ingot | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,950 | 28,900 | 29,000 | - 50 | 29,000 | 29,150 |
Ex-Durgapur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 26,400 | 26,300 | 26,500 | - 100 | 27,000 | 26,700 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 25,800 | 25,700 | 25,900 | 0 | 26,100 | 26,000 | |
Ex-Raipur | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 26,200 | 26,100 | 26,300 | 0 | 26,550 | 26,300 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 3.5 x 4.5 Inch, IS 2830 | 28,100 | 28,000 | 28,200 | + 100 | 27,550 | NA | |
Billet | Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 29,100 | 29,000 | 29,200 | - 100 | 29,200 | 29,300 |
Ex-Durgapur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,700 | 26,600 | 26,800 | - 100 | 27,200 | 27,000 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,100 | 26,000 | 26,200 | 0 | 26,600 | 26,400 | |
Ex-Raipur | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,650 | 26,600 | 26,700 | - 50 | 26,900 | 26,900 | |
Ex-Ahmedabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 28,400 | 28,300 | 28,500 | - 100 | 27,600 | 27,750 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 28,300 | 28,200 | 28,400 | + 100 | 27,800 | NA | |
Ex-Chennai | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 27,000 | 26,900 | 27,100 | - 100 | 27,400 | 28,000 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 100x100 mm, IS 2831 | 26,500 | 26,400 | 26,600 | - 200 | 27,000 | 27,000 | |
TMT | Ex-Delhi/NCR | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 32,300 | 32,100 | 32,400 | - 200 | 32,800 | 32,800 |
Ex-Durgapur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,600 | 30,400 | 30,800 | - 200 | 31,300 | 31,100 | |
Ex-Rourkela | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,900 | 30,800 | 31,100 | 0 | 31,300 | 30,500 | |
Ex-Raipur | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,800 | 30,700 | 31,000 | 0 | 30,900 | 30,400 | |
Ex-Jalna | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 31,500 | 31,300 | 31,600 | 0 | 31,500 | 31,700 | |
Ex-Mumbai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 31,100 | 31,000 | 31,200 | + 100 | 30,500 | NA | |
Ex-Chennai | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 31,500 | 31,400 | 31,700 | - 100 | 31,700 | 32,200 | |
Ex-Hyderabad | 12-25 MM, IS 1786- 500 Fe | 30,500 | 30,400 | 30,600 | 0 | 30,800 | 31,000 | |
Wire Rod | Ex-Durgapur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 30,400 | 30,200 | 31,000 | - 100 | 31,000 | 30,500 |
Ex-Raipur | Wire Rod(5.5 MM) | 30,700 | 30,500 | 31,500 | 0 | 30,700 | 30,600 |
Basic prices in INR/MT & excluding of GST @ 18%
Source: SteelMint Research