The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 28, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

FARM CREDIT: Farm debt relief evokes lukewarm response
Banks seek permission to pitch in with part of first instalment needed to qualify for rebate. Mumbai, Dec. 27 Banks such as Union Bank of India and IDBI Bank have been taken by surprise at the ‘not so good’ response of large farmers ...

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Palm oil may test resistance
Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday helped by robust exports, firm energy and rising soya oil prices. Positive exports data boosted sentiment and resulted in short-covering and position squaring ahead of a long weekend. The market ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber stays firm
Kottayam, Dec. 27 The rubber prices were firm on Saturday. In spot, sheet rubber improved to Rs 71 from Rs 69 a kg on fresh buying and short covering. According to sources, covering groups remained extremely aggressive on the grade following ...

Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi

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Markets (Dec 27)

Nifty (on Dec 26)	2857.25(-59.60)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	48.39/40
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	1,709
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,241
Silver (a kg) Rs	18,305

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