Sugar firm on hopes of surge in festival demand
Sugar prices ruled steady on Wednesday as ample supply from mills continued and offtake by retailers was routine. Barring bold variety, M-grade sold Rs 10-20 higher in spot prices,... »
Tur could turn bullish; imports on cards
Sluggish trend continued in pulses and pulse seeds on poor demand and weak buying support. Tur (Maharashtra) ruled at Rs 4,500-4,550 a quintal, while tur (Madhya Pradesh) ruled at Rs... »
Hopes of higher oilseeds output may cool edible oils
Barring soya refined oil which rose by Rs 3 and groundnut oil that declined by Rs 20, other edible oils ruled steady on Wednesday tracking steady Malaysian palm oil futures. Investors awa... »
Poor arrivals, sales continue in turmeric
Turmeric prices showed an improvement in the regulated market on Wednesday, though arrivals and sales continued to be slack.“Though the Turmeric Merchants Association in Erode declar... »
Commodities Transaction Tax likely from July 1
The Commodities Transaction Tax on non-agricultural commodities futures contracts is likely to be effective from July 1.
The legal decks have been cleared for the Government to im... »
Spot castorseed gains on export enquiries
Export enquiries and demand for stockists drove castorseed spot prices on Wednesday. The change in trend comes after continuous downfall. The lower prices are encouraging exporters and sto... »
Silver rates
Global drop to cast shadow on gold; MCX August may slip to Rs 26,800
With gold prices having dropped over one per cent overnight in the global market, the precious metal will likely head lower on spot and futures market on Wednesday.
Though the rupee’... »
Profit-booking drags sugar futures
Sugar prices ruled steady on Tuesday on routine demand while profit booking pulled down prices by Rs 5-7 a quintal on the domestic futures market. Due to continuous rain in the city and... »
Coconut oil surges to new high on corporate buying
Heavy corporate buying coupled with inclement weather in Kerala lifted coconut oil prices this week to a new high. Prices touched Rs 70 a kg (Rs 66.50), whereas in Tamil... »
Pepper may rule firm on tight supply
Pepper futures and spot markets continued to rise on demand amid tight supply. Besides tight availability, heavy rain, floods and landslides in the high ranges have affected supply.... »
Silver futures rise to Rs 43,950 per kg
Silver prices rose Rs 353 to Rs 43,950 per kg at the futures trading today as speculators created fresh positions buoyed by a firm global trend.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for d... »
Silver rates
Brent crude rises to $105.50 per barrel
Oil prices rose in Asian trade today, fuelled by growing concern over the Syrian conflict and political unrest in Turkey, analysts said.New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for deliv... »
Rice seen range-bound as bulk buyers keep off
Groundnut oil drops below Rs 1,000/10 kg
Sugar futures up on hopes States will buy for PDS
Silver rates
Crude oil futures down at Rs 5,638 per barrel
Gold to test resistance, slide
Davangere to host commodity education seminar tomorrow
Poultry feed input costs fluctuate
‘Agri sector can boost economic prospects’
There had been enormous scope for the growth in agriculture sector in our country and if the potential was properly used, we could boost the economic growth of the country substantially in... »
Silver futures down at Rs 43,784 per kg
Tracking a weak trend overseas, silver prices fell 0.58 per cent to Rs 43,784 per kg at the futures trade today as speculators offloaded their positions.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, sil... »
Gold rates
Weak demand, rains hit chana
Weak demand from the millers and decline in arrivals on account of rains in various parts of the State have dragged chana prices in local mandis to Rs 3,150-75 a quintal, while chana (desi)... »
Demand unlikely to emerge for groundnut oil
Groundnut oil traded lower in Rajkot on lack of demand and higher selling interest. Buyers were reluctant to make fresh purchases due to persistent downtrend. According to mar... »
Wheat futures seen ruling range-bound
A range-bound movement is likely in wheat futures and spot market in the coming days, according to traders.Around 1,000 bags of wheat arrived on Tuesday and procurement was done by t... »
Edible oils: Festival demand raises investors’ expectations
Edible oils prices edged higher on Tuesday expectation of higher demand ahead of Ramadan next month. Weakness in domestic currency against the US dollar making import costly and fear... »
Crude oil futures up at Rs 5,713 per barrel
Crude oil futures prices rose 0.62 per cent to Rs 5,713 per barrel today as speculators created fresh positions, tracking a firm trend in Asia.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for... »
Gold rates
Gold could rule flat, pausing for US Fed meet
Gold prices on domestic and futures market are likely to rule flat on Tuesday as the market looks for direction from a key meeting of the US Federal Reserve. But investors continue to be bearish,... »
Cotton likely to fall further this week
Soya rules flat despite global cues
Pepper continues to head North on tight supply
Gold rates
Gold may hit Rs 28,000 as market eyes Federal’s move
Global gold prices set to fall further
5-day turmeric trade holiday on poor arrivals, sales
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