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Data▼ Bearish for Tata Steel

India remains a net importer of finished steel in April–August

2 sources · first seen 10:25 25 Sept · updated 15:07 25 Sept

The brief

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  • Finished steel exports rose 34.1% year on year to 2.99 million metric tons
  • India imported finished steel worth ₹36,193.9 crore during April–August
  • Import competition pressures domestic steelmakers, including Tata Steel, JSW Steel and SAIL

Market read

the session the news first traded, and since
StockTradedThat dayvs NiftyVolumeSince
JSWSTEELFri, 25 Sept+0.3%−0.0%0.7×+0.3% · Nifty +0.3%
SAILFri, 25 Sept+0.5%+0.2%0.5×+0.5% · Nifty +0.3%
TATASTEELFri, 25 Sept−0.0%−0.4%0.5×−0.0% · Nifty +0.3%

○ Classifier read this as negative; TATASTEEL barely moved against the Nifty on the day it traded.

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2 reports · earliest 10:25
Business LineIndia net importer of finished steel in April-August10:25Economic TimesIndia remains net importer of finished steel in Apr-Aug; buys commodity worth Rs 36k crore15:07