Steel Industry Monthly Performance: Winners and Losers

Different Returns in the Iron and Steel Sector

The iron and steel sector has experienced significant fluctuations in recent months. When examining the monthly returns of companies in the sector, it is clearly evident that there is no homogeneous pricing structure. Factors such as changes in raw material costs, export expectations, and companies' capacity utilization rates played a decisive role in pricing.

Winning Companies

With rising demand expectations, some companies have managed to show **positive differentiation** in the sector. Among the companies with the highest monthly return, **Mega Metal (#MEGMT)** stands out with an impressive return of 24.14%. This performance is highlighted as the strongest success in the sector.

Also among the winners, **Kıraç Galvaniz (#TCKRC)** reflects the increasing interest in galvanized products with a return of 20.71%. Meanwhile, **İzmir Demir Çelik (#IZMDC)** has shown a limited but positive differentiation with a return of 9.56%, providing hope to its investors.

Stagnating Performances

The relatively stable prices of large-scale producers are affecting the overall sector performance. **Kardemir (D) (#KRDMD)** is following a nearly horizontal trend with a return of 0.72%, while **İskenderun Demir Çelik (#ISDMR)** is exhibiting a negative differentiation of 0.11% as a reflection of the stagnation among large-scale producers.

**Kardemir (B) (#KRDMB)** has experienced a limited recovery at 4.67%, while **Ereğli Demir Çelik (#EREGL)** displays a horizontal-negative outlook at -0.17%. **Tuğçelik (#TUCLK)** is facing tough times with a weak demand impact of -2.76%, and **Kardemir (A) (#KRDMA)** continues to be under selling pressure at a rate of 4.25%.

In particular, **Yükselen Çelik (#YKSLN)** is drawing attention by posting the weakest performance on the list at -8.08%. These differences observed within the sector emphasize the importance of company-specific performance analysis once again.