Exchange rate fluctuations contribute to continued softening in Turkish WR market

Thursday, 19 February 2009 12:10:36 (GMT+3)   |  

SteelOrbis has heard that the current offers for 1008 grade 6.5-8 mm wire rod in the local Turkish market are as presented below. End-user anxiety caused by the uncertainty observed in the $/TRY exchange rate has led the wire rod market to continue its softening trend this week.

Region

      Price

   Delivery

Thrace

      TRY 840-860/mt ($423-432/mt)

  ex-works

Izmir

      TRY 840-850/mt ($423-427/mt)

  ex-works

Iskenderun

      TRY 954-964/mt ($480-485/mt)

  ex-works

Marmara

      TRY 840-860/mt ($423-432/mt)

  ex-works

The above prices are on actual weight basis. The dollar prices exclude VAT, while the TRY prices include VAT. 

US$1 = TRY 1.68541


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