Sector Updates

Indian HRC: Indian HRC prices increased by 2.5% WoW to Rs 49,700/tonne, driven by rising raw material costs and upward trajectory of the global steel prices. Upcoming scheduled maintenance...

Auto Monthly Sales Volume - July 2025

Total sales volume grew by 3.1% YoY (+7.5% MoM) to 1,80,526 units, led by strong export growth and a broad-based sequential recovery in domestic dispatches.

Indian HRC: Indian HRC prices decreased by 1.4% WoW to Rs 48,500/tonne, amid significant slowdown in demand due to seasonal factors and an influx of cheaper steel imports. Billet-Ex-Raipur: Billet prices increased by 3.6% WoW to Rs 37,850/tonne, driven by revival in buying in sponge iron and finished...

Total Card Spends decreased during Jun'25 (stood at Rs 1.83L Cr Vs Rs.1.90L Cr in May'25). Credit Card spends decreased by ~3.6% MoM (v/s Increased ~3% in Apr'25), while it grew ~15% YoY vs ~15% in May'25. Total number of cards in force stood at ~111.2Mn as of May'25 (up by ~7% YoY and ~0% MoM). Net New Cards additions in the month were almost Nil; it is flat on MoM basis (vs 7.6 lakhs in May'25), indicating a cautious or subdued sentiment among lenders towards unsecured loans. New card issuances were majorly led by HDFCB (~2.1 lakhs), SBI (~0.8 lakhs), and Yes Bank (~1 lakh). Volume of transactions decreased by ~2% MoM (vs. up by ~4% in Apr'25),...

companies (NOCs) dominate the global refining sector with 54% market share. Global demand for petroleum products is fading with call on refined products almost flat at 85.9mnbopd in 2030 vs 85.6mnbopd in 2024. This situation would normally call for capacity rationalization. However, the rush to secure domestic availability is expected to lead to expansion of global capacity by 2.6mnbopd through 2030, net of closures of 1.6mnbopd. Almost all of the...

Iron Ore Odisha: Iron ore prices increased by 1.4% WoW to Rs 7,250/tonne, as strong demand was registered in the OMC auction for lumps owing to the material shortage due to heavy rainfall in the region....

In June, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation eased to 2.1%, while Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation fell to a 20-month low into the negative zone, at -0.1%. The sequential drop in CPI inflation was mainly driven by price drops in key food categories such as vegetables, pulses, meat & fish, cereals, sugar, milk, and spices.

ICICI Securities highlights that rural demand is outperforming urban demand. The brokerage expects overall consumption growth to remain robust, primarily because rural consumption, a larger component of the total consumption, is now recovering after being significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years.

In Q1FY26E, the Indian cement sector witnessed a strong sequential recovery in pricing, particularly in the southern and eastern markets, following an extended period of margin compression and weak realizations.

Consumption trends in Q1FY26E remained uneven, with rural markets continuing to outperform urban counterparts. Improved monsoon sentiment and widespread distribution of government-sponsored benefits supported rural demand, which remained resilient across staples and personal care categories.