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OUTLOOK: Sugar sector outlook for 2009 stable: Fitch
Prices likely to remain range-bound. The outlook for India sugar in 2009 is positive and the sweetener may buck the commodity trend, said Fitch Ratings in its latest assessment of the sugar sector. Sugar price increase was unavoidable because of ...

COTTON: Cotton body lowers output, demand estimate
Adverse weather, acreage drop pull down production. Mumbai, Feb. 13 Confirming the woes of the cotton economy, the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) has lowered both the production and demand estimate for the crop season 2008-09 at its meeting held in ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Fog envelops plains, mercury seen inching up
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 13 Lingering moisture and ambient surface temperatures combined to throw up a fog cover over the Indo-Gangetic plains on ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber static on lack of buying
Kottayam, Feb. 13 Spot rubber maintained the steady mood on Friday. The lack of support from the consuming sector kept the prices depressed though the international indices were in a positive ...

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Sanwaria Agro completes expansion
Mumbai, Feb. 13 Sanwaria Agro Oils Ltd has completed its ongoing capacity expansion of core solvent extraction and refining business with an investment of Rs 25 crore. The group’s total soya crushing capacity after the expansion stands ...

CONTRACT FARMING: TN urged to boost contract farming
Chennai, Feb. 13 The Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to encourage contract farming, mechanisation and increase investments in crop breeding programmes ...

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Nifty (at close)2,893.05(-32.65)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)48.84/85
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs2,162
Gold (a gram) Rs1,369
Silver (a kg) Rs23,080


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