SteelMint billet index drops by INR 250/t - 24 Mar
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SteelMint's daily billet index has been assessed at INR 38,250/t (-250) exw Raipur on 24th Mar'21, 18:00 IST.
A total of about 3,420 t billet trades were recorded by SteelMint today, as against 6,200 t yesterday (i.e. 23rd Mar). Following decline in prices in Northern India, the spot billet trades have been decreased in major markets including Raipur, Central India.
- 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) - Nine trades were recorded in the 2:30 to 5:30 pm SteelMint trading window and considered for final price calculation as T1 inputs. Out of which, four trades were recorded at INR 38,300/t, four deals at INR 38,200/t & one deal at INR 38,100/t. The average price of these nine transactions was INR 38,208/t and given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
- Other Price Indicators - bids/offers/indicative (T2) - Seven offers reported in the trading window and considered as T2 inputs. The average price of these seven was INR 38,293/t and given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
The final price for billet exw Raipur was at INR 38,250/t.
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T1: Trade
T2: Offer/Bid/Indicative