The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 25, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

TEA: Coonoor tea auctions end on happy note
Coonoor, Dec. 24 Tea auctions for 2008 conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) have ended on a happy note for the bought-leaf manufacturers as many have earned all-time high prices. In particular, the last two auctions brought ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Untimely rains may hit pepper output
Supply, demand mismatch likely to push prices higher. Kochi, Dec. 24 Pepper output from the current crop in Kerala is estimated to be lower by 30-40 per cent at 25,000 tonnes due to erratic weather conditions in the major pepper ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber turns weak on holiday mood
Kottayam, Dec. 24 The physical rubber prices turned weak on Wednesday. The sentiments were driven mainly by a weak closing in Japanese rubber ...

Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi

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Nifty (at close)	2916.85(-51.80)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	48.20/25
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	1,845
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,210
Silver (a kg) Rs	17,780

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