March 19 (Reuters) - BlueScope Steel Ltd BSL.AX :
* BELIEVES IT IS PRUDENT TO WITHDRAW ITS OUTLOOK FOR 2H FY2020.
* UNAUDITED GROUP PERFORMANCE DURING HALF TO DATE HAS BEEN IN LINE WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS
* CHINA OPERATIONS ARE RAMPING-UP IN LINE WITH PROGRESSIVE RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY ACROSS COUNTRY
* RECENTLY EXPERIENCED BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DUE TO NATIONAL SHUTDOWN IN MALAYSIA
* IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT NUMBER OF AUTOMAKERS IN NORTH AMERICA WOULD TEMPORARILY CEASE PRODUCTION