The offers for billet are volatile since couple of days as there are bearish sentiments in the market. The offers are volatile by INR 200-500/MT and evaluated at INR 25,900-28,800/MT (USD 390-430) ex-works.
The Industry participants mentioned, currently there is no buying and selling interest in the market as it is the closing of financial year in the weekend.
Although, few have mentioned the buyers are cautious as there is no clarification about industry outlook.
Further the manufacturers in Central & East India shared, despite gradual fall in inquiries, offers are currently sustained with an anticipation of strong demand from the beginning of Apr’17.
MS Billet prices as on 28 Mar’17
| Particular/Delivery | Size, Grade, Origin | Taxes | Prices | D-o-D | W-o-W |
| Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 30,300 | 0 | + 400 |
| Ex-Durgapur | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 26,100 | 0 | + 100 |
| Ex-Jharsugda | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 25,900 | – 50 | + 300 |
| Ex-Kolkata | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 26,500 | 0 | + 100 |
| Ex-Rourkela | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 25,900 | – 50 | + 300 |
| Ex-Bhilai | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 27,300 | 0 | + 300 |
| Ex-Raigarh* | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 26,500 | 0 | + 300 |
| Ex-Raipur* | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 27,300 | 0 | + 300 |
| Ex-Ahmedabad | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 28,300 | 0 | – 200 |
| Ex-Bhavnagar | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 28,100 | 0 | – 200 |
| Ex-Goa | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 27,800 | 0 | + 300 |
| Ex-Jaipur | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 28,050 | + 50 | + 50 |
| Ex-Jalna | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 28,000 | 0 | + 500 |
| Ex-Mumbai* | 100×100 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 28,500 | 0 | + 300 |
| Ex-Hyderabad | 125×125 mm, IS 2831 | ED 12.5%, VAT/CST Extra | 28,750 | 0 | + 250 |
Basic ex-works prices in INR/MT
Source: SteelMint Research

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