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Flat products prices show truce - 20 Nov, 2008
The prices of flat products exhibited comparative stability with minor decline in Plates and HRC in Mumbai and Kanpur which pales into oblivion in the backdrop of the consistently plummeting levels in the last couple of weeks.

Mumbai:
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.25-437-1.4%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%
Hot RolledTube2.5x125000.0%
Cold RolledDSK0.63x100000.0%
Galvanized100Gms0.400.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Kolkata
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.2500.0%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%
Hot RolledTube2.5x125000.0%
Cold RolledDSK0.63x100000.0%
Galvanized100Gms0.400.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Chennai
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.2500.0%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Delhi
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.2500.0%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%
Hot RolledTube2.5x125000.0%
Cold RolledDSK0.63x100000.0%
Galvanized100Gms0.400.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Indore
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA5-10x1.2500.0%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%
Hot RolledTube2x125000.0%
Cold RolledDSK0.800.0%
Galvanized100Gms0.6300.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Bangalore
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.2500.0%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%
Hot RolledTube2x100000.0%
Cold RolledDSK0.63x100000.0%
Galvanized100Gms0.4000.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Ludhiana
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Patra 00.0%
HRC Tube2.5x125000.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Ahmedabad
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.2500.0%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.500.0%
Hot RolledTube2.5x125000.0%
Cold RolledDSK0.63x100000.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Kanpur
CategoryGradeSizeChange%
Narrow PlatesGRA8x1.25-588-1.7%
Wide PlatesGRB12-20x2.5-420-1.2%
Hot RolledCold Roll2x1000-420-1.2%
Cold RolledDSK0.63x100000.0%
Galvanized100Gms0.4000.0%

Change is on November 19th as compared to November18th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

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Today's News
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0blt1 Oil closing on to USD 50 on Gaza and Russia gas tussle
0blt1 US local rebar demand in downward trends
0blt1 Nickel shot up to USD 13,000 per tonne at LME
0blt1 Korean steelmakers to export CR products at low prices
0blt1 Oil closing on to USD 50 on Gaza and Russia gas tussle
0blt1 US local rebar demand in downward trends
0blt1 Nickel shot up to USD 13,000 per tonne at LME
0blt1 Korean steelmakers to export CR products at low prices
0blt1 Oil closing on to USD 50 on Gaza and Russia gas tussle
0blt1 US local rebar demand in downward trends
0blt1 Nickel shot up to USD 13,000 per tonne at LME
0blt1 Korean steelmakers to export CR products at low prices
Announcements
0blt1 Feng Hsin raised rebar prices by TWD 500 per tonne
0blt1 AK Steel surcharge for electrical steel
0blt1 Indian domestic steel price index stable
0blt1 Chinese steel market starts New Year with price rally
0blt1 Indian long product prices shows improvement in West
0blt1 International coal price tends stable on rising crude price
0blt1 Indian flat products prices remain stable
0blt1 Scrap and ingot prices improve at some locations in India
0blt1 Feng Hsin raised rebar prices by TWD 500 per tonne
0blt1 AK Steel surcharge for electrical steel
0blt1 Indian domestic steel price index stable
0blt1 Chinese steel market starts New Year with price rally
0blt1 Indian long product prices shows improvement in West
0blt1 International coal price tends stable on rising crude price
0blt1 Indian flat products prices remain stable
0blt1 Scrap and ingot prices improve at some locations in India
0blt1 Feng Hsin raised rebar prices by TWD 500 per tonne
0blt1 AK Steel surcharge for electrical steel
0blt1 Indian domestic steel price index stable
0blt1 Chinese steel market starts New Year with price rally
0blt1 Indian long product prices shows improvement in West
0blt1 International coal price tends stable on rising crude price
0blt1 Indian flat products prices remain stable
0blt1 Scrap and ingot prices improve at some locations in India
News And Trends
0blt1 Indian iron ore spot prices decline last week
0blt1 Indian iron ore spot prices decline last week
0blt1 Indian iron ore spot prices decline last week
Export And Import Levels
0blt1 Newcastle thermal coal price down by 1.7%
0blt1 Chinese steel export prospects remain bleak in 2009
0blt1 Newcastle thermal coal price down by 1.7%
0blt1 Chinese steel export prospects remain bleak in 2009
0blt1 Newcastle thermal coal price down by 1.7%
0blt1 Chinese steel export prospects remain bleak in 2009
Trade Issues
0blt1 Major initiatives taken by Indian steel ministry
0blt1 China eliminates nickel from catalogue of forbidden products
0blt1 Mr Wen plans to help auto and steel industries
0blt1 Ukraine to keep railway tariffs for industries unchanged
0blt1 China to resume tax-free policy on copper, nickel, aluminium
0blt1 Major initiatives taken by Indian steel ministry
0blt1 China eliminates nickel from catalogue of forbidden products
0blt1 Mr Wen plans to help auto and steel industries
0blt1 Ukraine to keep railway tariffs for industries unchanged
0blt1 China to resume tax-free policy on copper, nickel, aluminium
0blt1 Major initiatives taken by Indian steel ministry
0blt1 China eliminates nickel from catalogue of forbidden products
0blt1 Mr Wen plans to help auto and steel industries
0blt1 Ukraine to keep railway tariffs for industries unchanged
0blt1 China to resume tax-free policy on copper, nickel, aluminium
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Price Index - India
  Jan-06 Jan-05
ILPPI 7098 7130 Down
IFPPI 6798 6784 Up
INDSPI 6955 6965 Down
What is it?
Currency Rates
06 Jan, 2009
USD 1.0000
AUD 1.4031
BRL 2.2930
CAD 1.2062
CNY 6.8210
EUR 0.7270
GBP 0.6876
INR 48.9445
JPY 92.6172
RUB 29.0807
ZAR 9.3662
Source: OANDA.com
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