SteelMint’s daily steel billet index was assessed at INR 49,350/tonne (t) (+ INR 150) exw-Raipur on 5 July 2022.
About 2,300 t of transactions were recorded today as against 5,450 t on 4 July.
The index rose on account of strengthening sponge iron offers. However, spot billet trade weakened due to moderate rebar demand amidst firm offers.
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) – Five trades in the range of INR 49,300-49,500/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 49,355/t which is given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
- Other Price Indicators – bids/offers/indicative (T2) – Ten offers reported in the trading window and considered as T2 inputs. The average price of these ten was INR 49,360/t and given a 50% weightage in the final price calculation.
The final price for billet exw Raipur was at INR 49,358/t, rounded to INR 49,350/t exw.
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T1 – Trade, T2 – Offer/Bid/Indicative, *Normalized price as per methodology
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