
Shares in Tata Steel fell 4 percent to 434 rupees in pre-open trade on Friday after the world's No.7 steelmaker reported its first quarterly net loss in more than two years.
Tata Steel, which operates two-thirds of its global capacity of about 28 million tonnes in Europe, warned it did not expect a significant revival in demand in its core markets in 2012.
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In comparison, the main 30-share BSE index was down 0.07 percent in pre-open trade.