JSW Steel evaluating UK steel assets

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's JSW Steel is evaluating UK steel assets, it said on Tuesday after sources confirmed that it had bid for the British operations of Tata Steel.

"As part of company's growth strategy, the company evaluates several opportunities including the current opportunity of UK steel facilities," JSW said in a statement. "It is premature to add anything further at this stage."

(Reporting by Krishna N. Das; Editing by David Goodman)