** Shares of steel producer BlueScope Steel BSL.AX fall as much as 7.4% to A$18.98, their lowest levels since January 13
** Steel prices slide alongside base metals and other commodities and equities as markets around the world see losses amid an escalation in trade war jitters MKTS/GLOB
** The Shanghai Stainless Steel Contract falls over 3.5% SHSScv1
** Shares of co, however, up 9.7% YTD
(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)
((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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