The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, February 13, 2005

Crude oil futures likely to lure gold traders
WITH the launch of crude oil futures at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Wednesday, small and medium traders, who are participating in futures trading at the MCX platform, are likely to shift their trading interest from bullion to crude oil ... More

Comdaq to launch iron ore futures facility
THE London-based Commodity Dealers Automated Quotation Network (Comdaq.net) will launch futures contract facility for iron ore from February 14. The facility will be available on its Web site More

TEA

Employees participatory management — Tata Tea turns a new chapter
WITH 13,350 employees and encompassing an area of 24,137 hectares of south Indian tea plantations, Tata Tea is poised to create one of the largest participatory management enterprises in the world, which is to be run on corporate lines. Mr V. ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Palm oil may head higher
MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures on BMD ended higher on Tuesday helped by a recovery in CBOT soya oil futures coupled with short-covering amid a thin trade ahead of a long market break. The third month active April contract has retraced ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Mumbai trading adulterated groundnut oil?
FOR over four weeks now, groundnut oil prices in Mumbai - a major terminal market - are substantially lower than what is quoted at, say, Rajkot, a major producing centre. While recorded trade in Mumbai is at around Rs 450 per 10 kg ... More

Castorseed meet to discuss crop outlook
THE Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) is organising the third national seminar on `Castorseed crop prospects & price outlook', to be held at the World Trade Centre (Mumbai) on February 17. The report on castor crop survey conducted . More

INTERVIEW

`We have planned to come out with 2nd public issue '
At present, we do not have any plan to enter the North Indian tea sector because this sector is facing several problems, says Mr B.P. Singh, Chairman of Beeyu Overseas. More

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