India: SteelMint's billet index drops by INR 400/t on limited steel demand - 20 Sep

SteelMint's billet index for India fell by INR 400 per tonne (t) d-o-d to reach INR 44,700/t exw-Raipur on 20 September, 2023.

The index fell as market sentiments debilitated due to poor demand in the finished steel segment. However, buying activity remained limited today as a result of lower semi-finished steel offers. Booking volumes remained modest due to cautious buying and volatile steel market sentiments.

Transactions for 1,420 t of billets were recorded on Wednesday as against 1,600 t on 19 September.

In the finished steel segment, wire rod prices decreased by INR 400/t, followed by rebar prices which dropped by INR 300/t. Sponge iron prices in Raipur also fell by INR 250/t.

The conversion spread from sponge iron (PDRI) to billets at standalone furnaces in Raipur was recorded at INR 13,200/t.

Rationale -

This index has been derived based on transactions, offers, bids and indicative price data sets. Transactions are considered as T1 and given a weightage of 50% whereas other data sets are considered as T2 and given a weightage of the balance 50%.

• Transactions (T1) - Six trades at INR 44,600-44,800/t were recorded during the 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm SteelMint trading window and considered for final price calculation as T1 inputs. The average of these transactions was INR 44,800/t which is given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
  
  
• Other price indicators - bids/offers/indicative (T2) - Six offers were reported in the trading window and considered as T2 inputs. The average price of these six was INR 44,600/t and given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
  
  

The final price for billet exw Raipur was at INR 44,700/t exw.

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T1 - Trade, T2 - Offer/Bid/Indicative, *Normalized price as per methodology