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Indian flat products prices show continuous decline - 18 Nov, 2008

The domestic prices of flat products in India exhibited overall decline except in the Northern Region where it remained stable (viz., Delhi & Kanpur)

Mumbai:

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	-437	-1.4%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	-1311	-3.3%
Hot Rolled	Tube	2.5x1250	-874	-2.7%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.63x1000	0	0.0%
Galvanized	100Gms	0.4	0	0.0%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Kolkata

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	-420	-1.3%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	-420	-1.2%
Hot Rolled	Tube	2.5x1250	-840	-2.4%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.63x1000	-840	-2.2%
Galvanized	100Gms	0.4	-420	-0.9%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Chennai

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	1748	5.3%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	0	0.0%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Delhi

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	0	0.0%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	0	0.0%
Hot Rolled	Tube	2.5x1250	0	0.0%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.63x1000	0	0.0%
Galvanized	100Gms	0.4	0	0.0%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Indore

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	5-10x1.25	-1681	-4.9%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	-1261	-3.7%
Hot Rolled	Tube	2x1250	0	0.0%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.8	-1261	-3.4%
Galvanized	100Gms	0.63	-1261	-3.4%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Bangalore

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	-1261	-3.8%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	-2101	-5.8%
Hot Rolled	Tube	2x1000	0	0.0%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.63x1000	-2101	-5.1%
Galvanized	100Gms	0.40	-2521	-5.9%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Ahmedabad

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	-655	-1.8%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	-437	-1.0%
Hot Rolled	Tube	2.5x1250	-1092	-3.0%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.63x1000	-874	-2.2%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

Kanpur

Category	Grade	Size	Change	%
Narrow Plates	GRA	8x1.25	0	0.0%
Wide Plates	GRB	12-20x2.5	0	0.0%
Hot Rolled	Cold Roll	2x1000	0	0.0%
Cold Rolled	DSK	0.63x1000	0	0.0%
Galvanized	100Gms	0.40	0	0.0%

Change is on November 17th as compared to November 14th 2008
Change is in INR per tonne

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