India: Low Finished Steel Sales put Pressure on Semi Finish Prices

SteelMint in discussion with market participants assessed that correction of Semi Finish & Finished Steel prices expected by INR 500-700/MT in coming weeks because of low buying of Finished Steel products across India.

The sales of Re-bar & Structures across the Country are down slightly from previous week. SteelMint sources confirmed that from past few days, purchases are made in low quantity with an anticipation that prices may correct in coming days.

Retailers & stockiest also highlights that demand will come down in coming weeks, largely due to seasonal slowdown. Most of the stocking has been done and very limited scope of price rise in this circumstances.

MS Ingot Prices in INR/MT as on 10 Feb, 2014

Region

Place

Price

Change

W-O-W

North India

Mandi Gobindgarh

33,950

–  100    

+  250    

 

Ghaziabad*

33,000

–  100    

   0    

 

Ludhiana

34,350

–  200    

+  150    

 

Muzaffarnagar

32,650

–  150    

+  250    

 

Kanpur

32,650

–  100    

+  200    

East India

Rourkela

29,500

–  150    

–  150    

 

Durgapur

30,450

–  150    

–  50    

 

Kolkata

30,750

–  150    

–  50    

Central India

Raipur*

30,050

–  250    

–  350    

 

Raigarh

30,000

–  100    

–  100    

West India

Bhiwadi

32,350

   0    

+  200    

 

Mumbai*

32,300

   0    

   0    

 

Goa

32,000

–  100    

–  100    

 

Jaipur

32,100

–  300    

–  400    

 

Ahmedabad

32,450

–  150    

–  50    

South India

Hyderabad

32,300

–  100    

+  500    

 

Chennai

32,500

   0    

   0    

 

Bangalore

31,800

   0    

   0    

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