Announcement

Monday, October 19, 2009

Monday Market Monitor - India (WEEK 42) -Agony prolongs

Indian domestic steel prices continue to exhibit weakening sentiments last week. The Indian Long Product Price Index ILPPI decreased by 80 points whereas Indian Flat Products Index IFPPI dipped by 12 points. The overall price index INDSPI decreased by 48 points. Last week reflected that the rate of price fall has reduced albeit.



Class 09-Oct 16-Oct Change %

ILPPI 6132 6052 -80 -1.3%

IFPPI 7493 7481 -12 -0.2%

INDSPI 6780 6733 -48 -0.7%


ILPPI - Indian Long Product Price Index
IFPPI - Indian Flat Product Price Index
INDSPI - Indian Steel Price Index

Long Products


Category 09-Oct 16-Oct Change %

PI - TMT 5795 5763 -32 -0.6%

PI - WRC 6680 6545 -135 -2.0%

PI - Angle 5823 5752 -71 -1.2%

PI - Channel 5890 5826 -64 -1.1%

PI - Joist 5490 5425 -65 -1.2%


PI - Product Index

Flat products


Category 09-Oct 16-Oct Change %

PI - Narrow Plates 7148 7130 -18 -0.2%

PI - Wide Plates 7247 7245 -1 0.0%

PI - Hot Rolled 7346 7327 -20 -0.3%

PI - Cold Rolled 8072 8076 4 0.1%

PI - Galvanized 7917 7911 -6 -0.1%


PI - Product Index

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1. Input material - No respite

Input materials exhibited a mixed trend across products and locations last week. As per market sources prices of pencil ingot are to face both supply and demand pressure this week and may weaken a bit.

Melting scrap
80:20
HMS


Location Change

Chennai -2%

Kandla -3%

Mumbai 1%

Mandi 2%

Kolkata 2%

Kanpur -4%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Alang


Product Size Change

Ships Mixed 3%

Plate cuttings 1' 2%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Pencil ingot


Location Change

Mumbai 1%

Mandi 2%

Raipur 2%

Kanpur -6%

Kolkata -3%

Ghaziabad 0%

Muzzafarnagar 1%

Ahmedabad 2%

Rudrapur -6%

Hyderabad 0%

Raigarh 0%

Durgapur -1%

Nagpur 2%

Jamshedpur -1%

Jaipur 0%

Rourkela 0%

Bhiwari -1%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Pig Iron


Location Change

Raipur -4%

Kolkata 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Sponge iron


Location Change

Raipur 3%

Kolkata 0%

Bellary -1%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

2. Long products Vacuum continues

Long product prices in India continued southward march last week except at some pockets. Low demand from construction is said to be the culprit and market sources point to the possibility of small upward correction post Diwali, when people resume their buying.

TMT
Fe 415
12mm


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 1%

Mandi -1%

Kolkata -4%

Delhi 1%

Kanpur -3%

Ahmedabad 3%

Indore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

WRC
SWR14
5.5/6


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 1%

Mandi 0%

Raipur 1%

Kolkata -5%

Delhi -5%

Kanpur -3%

Ahmedabad 3%

Indore -1%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

ANGL
GRADE A
65X65X6


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 1%

Mandi -1%

Raipur 1%

Kolkata -4%

Delhi -4%

Kanpur -2%

Ahmedabad 2%

Indore 0%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

CNHL
GRADE A
75/40


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 1%

Mandi 0%

Raipur 0%

Kolkata -5%

Delhi -1%

Kanpur -2%

Ahmedabad -1%

Indore -1%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

JSTI
GRADE A
250X125


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 1%

Mandi 0%

Raipur 0%

Kolkata -5%

Delhi -1%

Kanpur -2%

Ahmedabad -1%

Indore -1%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

3. Flat products - Chinese threat haunts the market

Chinese threat is playing havoc in the minds of both Indian buyers and sellers, with the former anticipating further fall in import offers and later screaming for imposition of duty to cub imports. All the same, Indian domestic prices of flats are on down trend and it is expected that they will further fall in coming week.

HRC
Tube
2.5x1250


Location Change

Mumbai 0%

Ludhiana -1%

Kolkata 0%

Delhi 0%

Ahmedabad 0%

Indore 0%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Patra


Location Change

Ludhiana -3%

Mandi -1%

Delhi -6%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Plates
GRADE A
8X1250/1500


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 0%

Kolkata 0%

Delhi 0%

Kanpur -1%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

Plates
GRADE B
12-20X2500


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 0%

Raipur 0%

Kolkata 1%

Delhi 0%

Kanpur -1%

Ahmedabad 0%

Indore -1%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

CR
DSK
0.63x1000


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 0%

Pune 0%

Kolkata 1%

Delhi 0%

Kanpur -1%

Ahmedabad 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

GC
100Gms
0.4


Location Change

Chennai 0%

Mumbai 0%

Kolkata 0%

Delhi 0%

Kanpur -2%

Bangalore 0%


Change is on October 16th as compared to October 9th 2009
Change is in INR per tonne

4. Indian Export Levels -Ominous silence

With prices of input material for coated products coming down, overseas buyers are anticipating further correction in prices of HDG and PPGI. Indian sellers are resisting such moves to protect their margins and no changes were reported in FOB levels last week in general.



Item Grade Size Delivery Change

PLTS Structural 12-40x2.5 FOB Vizag 0

HDG 100Gms 0.4 FOB Mumbai 0

PPGI Standard RAL 0.4 FOB Mumbai 0


Change is on October 2nd as compared to September 25th 2009
Change is in USD per tonne

Indian Import Levels -Chinese offers breaks through the USD 500 mark

Indian buyers have been receiving offers, mainly for HR imports, at lucrative levels from Chinese mills and trading houses but they are anticipating further fall in the offers and as per reports many of them are waiting for such eventuality.

The offers of HRC last week were heard at USD 495 per tonne on CFR basis for tube & structural grade in higher thicknesses. Offers for CR grade HR in lower thicknesses were scare and at higher levels

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