The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 25, 2006

Mixed trend in Kochi tea auction
Mixed trends were observed in the dust and leaf sale at the Kochi tea auction. The auction had 9.12 lakh kg of dust tea on offer. Prices of CTC varieties were lower by Rs 2-3, and sometimes more when the sale opened. As the sale progressed, the ... More

Coonoor tea flat
Prices refused to rise at Sale No: 38 of the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here despite the volume offered being low as the demand was inadequate to absorb the teas at higher bids. Consequently, most invoices followed ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
COMEX gold may correct higher
Gold futures ended higher on short covering and renewed physical demand ahead of the festival season. A weakening dollar also lured investors back into the market following gold's recent sell-off to three-month lows. A bounce in both oil and ... More

Palm oil could test resistance
Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed higher on Friday on short-covering and helped by a good recovery in energy prices. Earlier, energy prices tumbled around 20 per cent over the past two months, the steepest fall since the Gulf War in 1991, ... More

WATER
AP plans special teams for irrigation projects
To speed up implementation of projects More

MANAGEMENT
From worker to board director
Kanan Devan tea plucker's plucky show More

METALS
Gold looks vulnerable; copper, aluminium firm up
Declining dollar provides boost to the yellow metal More

JUTE
National Jute Board bill planned
The Bill for establishment of National Jute Board is to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament, according to Mr S. Sudhakara Reddy, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, Employment and Textiles. Mr Reddy was ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Godrej, Malaysian co sign MoU for palm plantation
Proposed jt venture will have a 5-year business plan More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom prices rule steady
Good buying support from upcountry markets More

Pepper likely to be steady on tight supply
Fluctuations expected to slow down More

EVENTS
Agri summit to explore public, pvt partnerships
To showcase and bring forth the opportunities for public-private partnerships for inclusive growth in the agricultural sector, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is organising the Agri-Summit, 2006 on September 28-29. ... More