Tata Steel has warned its suppliers that if they do not slash prices by up to 30 per cent in the long term then they risk losing the steel giant's business.
There was an acceptable domestic performance in India but there continues to be concerns about the Europe business and that overshadows the local performance. The consolidated revenues for the Q2FY24 stood at Rs 55,682 crore with an operating profit of Rs 4,315 crore and an operating profit margin of 8 per cent.
Indian equity markets closed higher, driven by gains in PSU bank, auto, and financial stocks, following the US Supreme Court's decision on tariffs. Sensex climbed 479.95 points to 83,294.66, and Nifty advanced 141.75 points to 25,713.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply by nearly 1 per cent on Monday, driven by strong buying in power, banking, and financial stocks.
New products being designed mainly for auto, oil & gas sectors; firm is raising Kalinganagar plant capacity from three mtpa to eight mtpa
Top seed Arjun Erigaisi scored a convincing victory over compatriot R Praggnanandhaa in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters.
The proposed changes in Long Products business will predominately affect management and administrative functions at sites in Scunthorpe, Teesside and Workington.
Steel firms brace for good times on the back of better demand.
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent on Sunday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives. Reversing the early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex plunged sharply by 2,370.36 points or 2.88 per cent to slide below the 80,000-mark at 79,899.42 in afternoon trade as the finance minister announced a hike in STT on futures contracts to 0.05 per cent from the current 0.02 per cent.
Tata Steel's global footprint is spreading at a furious pace.
Tata Steel has ventured into pilot projects that promote use of steel in furniture and house doors.
Tata Steel's greenfield projects in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh have been delayed by about 12 to 16 months due to issues over land acquisition and resettlement, the company's executives said.
Tata Steel has appointed Uday Kumar Chaturvedi as MD of Corus Strip Products UK. It has also made two other changes in the top management of Corus.
Tata Steel on Wednesday said its European subsidiary Corus will be able to meet full capacity utilisation by the end of the current fiscal, riding on revival in global demand.
'The steel industry has a multiplier effect on direct and indirect employment, national security on the supply chain, technology access etc.'
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a bearish trend in Asian markets, as the conflict in West Asia widened, driving oil prices higher.
The move follows Rio Tinto Jersey Holdings 2010 Ltd's decision to delist Riversdale Mining Ltd, after the company's shareholding in the mining company increased to 73.20 per cent.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty advanced for the third straight session on Tuesday driven by firm global cues and optimism over India-US trade agreement, even as investors turned to profit-booking at higher levels.
Jamshedpur plant is expanding its capacity at a cost of Rs. 20,000 crore.
Adverse economic conditions in Europe, demand-supply imbalance led to impairment.
European Union steel prices hit their lowest since 2004
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent on Friday due to across-the-board selloff, especially in metal, IT and commodity stocks, tracking sluggish global markets.
During the quarter, exceptional items stood at Rs 1,899.64 crore, which includes an actuarial gain of Rs 1,850.25 crore on funds for employee benefits. Total income zoomed 425 per cent to Rs 32,535.15 crore from Rs 6,192.95 crore. Total expenditure, however, jumped 551 per cent to Rs 28,803.59 crore as well.
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty experienced a significant decline, primarily driven by a selloff in IT stocks due to concerns about AI disruption and renewed worries over global trade.
Indian equity investors experienced a significant loss of 16.32 lakh crore due to a two-day stock market decline fueled by escalating geopolitical tensions involving the US, Israel, and Iran.
A bleak demand outlook for steel in the domestic as well as global market is also another reason Tata Steel may be looking to have additional liquidity as margins are expected to take a hit in the coming quarters.
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed on a flat note in a choppy session on Wednesday as gains in PSU banks and auto shares were offset by losses in IT stocks.
Tata Steel plans to expand capacity to 10 million tonnes at Jamshedpur by August 2011 from 6.8 million tonnes.
A senior official of Tata Steel on Wednesday indicated that the steel major might provide a rehabilitation package for the 1,700 workers slated to lose their jobs due to the partial mothballing of its subsidiary, Corus' Teesside plant in Britain.
Consultants said the fact that Oberoi had no debt on its books and Kalpataru had low debt helped the two in the slow realty market.
Taking advantage of the current boom in the steel sector, India's largest private steel manufacturer Tata Steel on Wednesday announced a whopping investment of up to Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) over the next five years to become a 15 million ton
The index touched a day's high of 17,293 in noon deals. The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 13 points at 17,243. The market breadth was positive - out of 2,795 stocks traded, 1,710 advanced, 1,009 declined and 76 were unchanged on Wednesday. The NSE Nifty settled with a gain of 13 points at 5,118 points.
Tata Steel's June quarter profit has slowed down on higher input cost.
From the 30-Sensex firms, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, and Trent were among the biggest laggards. On the other hand, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, and Bharat Electronics were the gainers.
From the 30-Sensex firms, Maruti, Power Grid, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, HDFC Bank, Asian Paints and Tata Steel were among the biggest laggards. However, Titan, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services were among the gainers.
Earlier this week, Tata Steel vice-president (safety and long products) Hridayeshwar Jha had said that there was scope for a 'correction in prices of the long steel products depending on market conditions and the monsoon season." Leading domestic steel producers, including SAIL, JSW Steel, have already announced a reduction in prices of the long steel products by up to Rs 2,000 per tonne effective August 1.
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