Nomura said Indian steel mills cut HRC (hot rolled coil) prices for August by ₹3,500 per tonne to ₹58,500 from the previous month and CRC (cold rolled coil) by ₹2,500 per tonne to ₹66,000. The government in May had slapped an export duty of 15% on various steel products and imposed a 45% duty on iron ore pellets to rein in the prices.
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