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Tata Steel Long Products Logs Worst Day In Nearly Four Weeks After Q1

Trading volume is more than nine times the 30-day average.



Long lengths of red hot steel cool after shaping as they move along the production line. (Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg)
Long lengths of red hot steel cool after shaping as they move along the production line. (Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg)

Shares of Tata Steel Long Products fell 6%, the steepest intraday decline in almost eight weeks, after the company reported a net loss in the first quarter.

It posted a net loss of Rs 331.09 crore in April-June 2022 compared with a Rs 331.60-crore net profit a year ago. The stock closed with 4% losses, the worst in nearly four weeks.

  • Sharp uptick in material, finance costs weighed on Q1 numbers.

  • Trading volume is more than nine times the 30-day average.

  • The stock has underperformed the markets in 2022, losing 19% compared to 7% losses for the Sensex.

Source: Exchange filing, Bloomberg