SteelMint billet index (Exw Raipur) has been assessed at INR 28,200/t (Exw Raipur) today i.e. 23rd July 2020, as per the following working:-
- 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 – Eleven 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 these, three trades were concluded at INR 28,200/t, while two deals got concluded at INR 28,050/t, two trades were at INR 28,100/t, two deals at INR 28,150/t, one deal at INR 28,300/t & one deal at INR 28,350/t. The average price of these eleven transactions was INR 28,159/t and given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
- Other Price Indicators (Firm bids/offers) T2 – There were fourteen offers reported in the trading window and considered as T2 inputs. The average price of these was INR 28,227/t and given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
The final price for billet ex-Raipur was INR 28,193/t, rounded to INR 28,200/t Exw.
From SteelMint Team – While it would be our earnest endeavor, at SteelMint, to bring about transparent and unbiased price index reporting, we would request all our readers and subscribers for their feedback and if they could participate in the reporting of more transactions.
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T1: Trade
T2: Offer/Bid/Indicative
Offer and Trade reported during 11:00 to 14:30 IST are not considered in the index calculation
Basic price in INR/t, excluding GST @ 18%
Source: SteelMint Research
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