The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 26, 2006

WHEAT
Wheat likely to recover
Wheat futures prices on NCDEX may recover this week on fresh speculative buying support. Wheat July contracts were down nearly Rs 50 to trade at Rs 828 a quintal, while August contracts were down Rs 50 at Rs 851 (Delhi) on Saturday over ... More

PULSES
Any takers?
AWATING BUYERS: The spurt in prices of commodities such as pulses have left retailers in Delhi's Khari Baoli area high and dry.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold may head lower again
Gold futures finished higher on Friday on modest gains fuelled by a late short-covering rally due to firmer oil prices. Gold often gets a lift from rising oil prices because some investors turn to the metal as a hedge against inflation. ... More

Palm oil may test resistance level
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended higher on Friday due to week-end short-covering and a weaker ringgit added to the positive sentiment. Expectations of better export numbers also helped sentiment. Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services ... More

TECHNOLOGY
Breakthrough in energy, water-saving technologies in rice, wheat
`2.2 million hectares covered in the Indo-Gangetic plain covering rice, wheat belt of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh' More

METALS
Metals market: Inflation vs growth dilemma
Entire complex expected to be volatile in the coming weeks More

COIR
Coir Board seeks to rope in Commerce Ministry
A CFS for Alappuzha More

COFFEE
Tata Coffee to buy US company
Signs Rs 1,015-cr deal for Eight O'Clock Coffee More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures could turn hot
Pepper futures market moved up on Saturday on anticipation of buying interest from overseas market. Current international market trends indicate that buyers may now turn towards India. Market sources attribute this to the increase in prices of ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Farmers from 4 States to get bailout package
Package will benefit Karnataka, Kerala, AP and Maharashtra More