The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 31, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

COMMODITIES: Gold was the best, oil the worst
Ironical, isn’t it, that gold should be the best performing commodity in a year when crude oil turned out to be the worst? After all, gold prices have historically marched in-step with crude oil. Remember that gold attained its ...

INSIGHT: The food procurement muddle
Once again, the UPA Government has proved its insensitivity to the real issue of hunger among the poor. And this at a time when the Washington-based International Food Policy Research (IFPRI) has shown India in very poor light — giving it ...

PLANTATIONS: A mixed bag for plantation sector in Kerala
Kochi, Dec. 30 The year 2008 bid adieu with a satisfying note so far as the plantation sector is concerned as the prices of all the commodities remained at or above remunerative levels during the most part of the ...

Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi

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Markets (Dec 30)

Nifty (at close)	2979.50(+57.30)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	48.47/49
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	1,709
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,253
Silver (a kg) Rs	18,600

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