{"id":62313,"date":"2026-04-02T13:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=62313"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:18:28","slug":"bigmints-daily-trade-sheet-1-apr26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=62313&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"BigMint&#8217;s daily trade sheet &#8211; 1 Apr&#8217;26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BigMint&#8217;s latest bi-weekly assessment, Fe 62% concentrate prices eased to INR 5,250\/t ($56\/t) ex-works, down by INR 50\/t ($0.5\/t).<\/p>\n<p>BigMint&#8217;s billet index in Raipur surged by INR 1,050\/t day-on-day to INR 42,850\/t ex-works. The conversion spread from pellet-based sponge iron (PDRI) to billets for standalone induction furnaces in Raipur was assessed at around INR 15,450\/t.<\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s sponge iron prices increased by INR 200-950\/t d-o-d across regions. 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