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Technical View Gold likely to extend the bull run

Gold likely to extend the bull run

But silver outlook remains unclear as it faces critical resistance

Spotlight Aluminium prices to be impacted by weak global economy

Aluminium prices to be impacted by weak global economy

Weak demand and excess supply in the market to affect prices; slowdown in auto industry, the largest consumer, a dampener

Outlook for 2020: Cement prices to inch higher

Big Picture Where is crude oil headed in 2020?

Where is crude oil headed in 2020?

Just how volatile and fickle crude oil can be was on full display over the past fortnight. The assassination of top Iranian military general Qassem ...

Technical View Gold might be gearing up for a fresh rally

Gold might be gearing up for a fresh rally

Silver too seems to have resumed bull trend

Technical View Gold likely to resume uptrend

Gold likely to resume uptrend

Outlook for gold and silver remains bullish despite correction

Big Picture WTO’s Appellate Body killed. Clouded outlook for global trade

WTO’s Appellate Body killed. Clouded outlook for global trade

Protectionism and trade conflicts will make things worse this year

Decoding NCDEX’s feed-grade bajra contract

The National Commodity Derivatives and Exchange (NCDEX) has relaunched future contracts on feed-grade bajra. The contracts will have Jaipur as the ...

Technical View Gold gearing up for fresh uptrend

Gold gearing up for fresh uptrend

Outlook for gold and silver becomes bullish following a positive breakout

Bullion Cues: Bullish bias visible in gold

The spot gold made a failed attempt last Friday to break out of the range between $1,450 and $1,480 an ounce.After registering an intra-day high of ...

Kisan Diwas: 2019, a washout for farmers

None of the schemes worked wonders, nor did the plentiful rain help

Kisan Diwas: How the Centre’s curbs on food prices are harming farmers

Food prices see an uptick. Agri GDP is recovering, too. But if the government continues to push prices down with an iron hand, like in the case of onions, the recovery process will be derailed

Technical View Bullish breakout in crude oil futures

The January futures contract of crude oil breached the key resistance at ₹4,220

Raw Input Limited upside to steel prices in 2020

Demand forecast for next year is bleak while supply from China is expected to be stable

MCX-Natural Gas trades above key base

The recovery in the price of Natural Gas on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) does not seem to be sustainable as it hit another roadblock in ...

Technical View The rally in crude futures may not sustain

Though the MCX Crude contract closed above ₹4,200, the breakout was not decisive

Big Picture Onion prices: The power of onion is a hoax

Onion is the Indian voter’s most lethal weapon on the ruling party. We saw this in the ‘onion election’ of 1980 when the Janata Party was knocked ...

Their View Why gold MFs outshine gold accumulation plans

They enable systematic investment similar to gold- accumulation plans and are relatively risk-free

Technical View Gold continues to move sideways

February contract of the yellow metal oscillates between ₹37,500 and ₹38,950

Raw Input Sugar likely to have limited gains

Substantial carry-over stocks and net supply exceeding demand may cap the gains

Big Picture Derivatives can be a game-changer in power sector

They will probably change the business of power generation in the country forever

Do you deal with base metals? Now buy/sell at India discovered price

Metals, including aluminium, copper, zinc, nickel and lead, can be bought on MCX at a price that reflects domestic demand and supply

Technical View Gold stays in a consolidation channel

The yellow metal is not expected to trend until it breaches ₹37,206 or ₹39,000

Raw Input Cement prices to drop further

In the West and the North, there may be a revival on the back of improved demand in the coming months

MCX-Zinc hovers near a key support

The price of zinc dwindled in the past week and this fall seems to have put an end to the recovery that began in October. Prior to that, it was in a ...

MCX-Aluminium may weaken further

MCX-Aluminium (₹131.3)The price of aluminium weakened over the past week as the recovery could not extend beyond a critical resistance. The November ...

Happy Seeder: A low-cost alternative to stubble burning

We see how Happy Seeder works and how it can save costs for farmers

Technical View Gold oscillates within a tight range

Futures contract of MCX gold is consolidating between ₹38,650 and ₹37,690

Big Picture India’s sugar subsidy: Why is WTO up in arms?

Brazil, Australia and others say India’s sugar subsidies are trade-distorting. We show how India can present the realistic value of market support by basing calculations on a different provision under the WTO

Technical View Gold caught between bulls and bears

The yellow metal traded with a bearish bias last week

MCX-Zinc facing a strong barrier

The price of zinc has marginally moved up since last week but could not form a new high as bulls seem to be losing steam. The November futures ...

Zinc, copper rally on hopes of US-China trade deal

Ever since the US-China trade talks began on October 10, the LME prices of zinc and copper have been moving upwards amongst most traded metals.Zinc ...