JSW Steel said that the production decline was due to the shutdown of Blast Furnace 3 at the Vijayanagar plant for a capacity upgrade, while output growth excluding the unit rose about 8 per cent
Among sector players, Nomura has maintained Buy recommendations on Tata Steel with a target price of ₹220 per share, JSW Steel at ₹1,340, Jindal Steel at ₹1,280, and Lloyds Metals & Energy at ₹1,600
Metal shares declined on Wednesday, following weakness in global markets and a broad-based risk-off sentiment triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia
The policy support, safeguard measures, and the likelihood of regulatory adjustments are improving industry visibility, say analysts.
Thus far in CY26, the Nifty Metal has been the best performing sectoral index that moved up around 10 per cent, ACE Equity data shows. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index lost nearly 1 per cent
India's steel consumption to grow by 8 per cent- 9 per cent in the next few years, aided by strong demand from the infrastructure, construction and manufacturing sectors, believe analysts.
On the bourses JSW Steel share price rallied up to 4.01 per cent to an intraday high of ₹1,216.30 per share, nearing its 52-week high of ₹1,223.75.
JSW Steel bets on India's demand story, plans over ₹2 trillion capex and 56 mt capacity by FY31 amid global trade barriers and price volatility
JSW Steel's Q3FY26 net profit jumped nearly three-fold to ₹2,139 crore, driven by a one-time tax gain from the Bhushan Power-JFE Steel joint venture
India's antitrust watchdog found Tata Steel, JSW, SAIL and RINL shared price plans and coordinated output cuts, pointing to cartel-like behaviour
JSW Steel's Q3 crude steel production stood at 7.48 million tonnes, while saleable steel sales hit a record quarterly high of 7.64 million tonnes
Q3FY26 company results: Firms including IndusInd Bank, Adani Green Energy, Godrej Consumer Products, India Cements, and JSW Energy are also to release their October-December earnings reports today
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India's steel sector is set to outperform globally, driven by strong domestic demand, safeguard duties and capacity expansion. Motilal Oswal picks JSW Steel, Tata Steel
JSW Steel on Friday posted a 6 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated steel output to 7.48 million tonne (MT) in the December quarter. It had produced 7.03 million tonne (MT) crude steel in the October-December period of the preceding 2024-25 fiscal year from India and the US operations, JSW Steel said in an exchange filing. Blast Furnace 3 (BF3) at Vijayanagar is under shutdown for upgrade of capacity from end of September 2025 and is expected to be commissioned by end of Q4 FY26. Consequently, this affected the capacity utilisation at Indian operations for Q3, FY26. The capacity utilisation for Indian operations for the quarter, excluding blast furnace (BF3) capacity, was at 93 per cent and including BF3 capacity was at 85 per cent.
CCI has sought financial statements to calculate penalties
The CCI probe into the steel industry began in 2021 after builders alleged nine firms colluded to restrict steel supply and hike prices in a criminal case
Steel stocks in focus amid reports that the government has notified the much-awaited Anti-dumping duty/safeguard duty on flat steel imports for a period of 3 years.
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