The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 10, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Incoming westerly system features embedded `low'
The incoming `biggie' western disturbance now features an embedded `low' in what is considered a sure-fire indicator of a busy but brief wet session for Northwest India starting this weekend. An `active' system, the most potent among the three ... More

FLORICULTURE
Pochiraju lists with premium
The stock of floriculture company Pochiraju Industries debuted on the bourses on a strong note. The stock listed at Rs 45.10 against the issue price of Rs 30 and ended the day with a gain of 65.5 per cent at Rs 49.65 on the NSE. The stock hit ... More

RUBBER
Sheet rubber stays steady
Spot rubber was almost flat with a weak under current on Friday. The market lost its strength to retain the true values mainly since the buying from the tyre sector dried up, sources said. Sheet rubber was static at Rs 99 a kg at Kottayam. The ... More

TEA
Prices rule steady at Kochi tea sale
The price of high quality CTC varieties eased by Rs 2-4 at the Kochi tea auction which had 8,98,000 kg of dust tea on offer. Medium and other CTC varieties were steady at last week's levels, while orthodox high grown dust was quoted higher. ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold, silver gain on bullish global trend
Rising crude oil was main driving factor More

COIR
Ivory Coast team visits Coir Board
A high level official delegation from Ivory Coast headed by Mr Gilbert Blue Laine, Ambassador to India visited Coir Board and held discussions with Mr A.C. Jose, Chairman of the Board. Apart from the Ambassador, the delegation included Mr ... More

COCONUT & COPRA
New tech to preserve tender coconut water
Taste, flavour, nutrition intact up to 6 months at room temperature More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures decline marginally on slow buying
There was good domestic demand. However, the buyers slowed down anticipating there would be good arrivals from the Coorg region and that would bring down the prices. Some good quantity of pepper (MG 1) was traded on NCDEX and NMCE for ... More

Export buying boosts cardamom prices
Poor weather conditions may have negative impact More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Jeera futures down on unseasonal rains
Unseasonal rains in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat pushed down jeera futures on NCDEX. Prices came down by Rs 182 per quintal to Rs 9,713 on Friday. Rains may also hit the rabi crop of guarseed, traders said. Apart from rains, the Rajasthan ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Rubber imports may touch new high
Tyre manufacturers find domestic prices `unreasonable' More

TRENDS
Buddhadeb urges Singur farmers to discuss issues
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has asked the Director of Industries and the District Magistrate of Hooghly to discuss issues of concern with landowners in Singur who are yet to accept compensation cheques following ... More

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