MCX introduces futures for cotton seed wash oil
The introduction of cotton seed wash oil futures was announced by the top commodities exchange, MCX, on Tuesday. According to a statement from MCX, each contract will have a trading unit of five tonnes, with a base value quoted in rupees per ten kilograms at Ex-Tank Kadi, Gujarat. Participants have inexpensive access to hedging because…
Gold and copper fell further under pressure from a strong dollar
Gold prices edged lower in Asian trade on Tuesday. Industrial metals also retreated, with copper facing lingering pressure from concerns over top importer China after Beijing gave neutral hints to plans for more stimulus. Positive copper import data did little to offset this trend. Broad metal prices were also largely negative and were nursing losses…
Cement demand is expected to increase at a moderate rate of 7-8% in this fiscal year.
According to research by CRISIL Ratings, cement consumption is predicted to increase at a slower rate of 7-8% on-year to over 475 million tonnes (MT) this fiscal, following a compound annual growth rate of almost 11% between fiscal 2022 and 2024. Nonetheless, it stated that cement companies’ operating profitability is probably going to remain above…
September’s WPI inflation in India increased to 1.84% due to an increase in food prices.
According to preliminary statistics provided by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)- based inflation for September increased to 1.84 percent on an annual basis from a four-month low of 1.31 percent in August. WPI inflation increased to 3.36 percent in June and 2.04 percent in July. In September…
USDA Reduces India’s 2024–25 Production Forecast, Raising Cotton Prices
Cotton Candy prices rose by 0.09% to 57,000 due to the USDA’s reduction in India’s cotton production forecast for the 2024-25 season to 30.72 million bales due to crop damage and pest issues. Ending stocks are expected to drop to 12.38 million bales. Acreage under cotton is down by about 9%, but higher yields from…
Oil prices fall on China deflation worries
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel, down more than 1.5% in early trade on Monday, as deflation worries in China weighed on oil prices. Brent crude futures were down $1.26, or 1.59%, at $77.78 a barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $1.20, or 1.59%, at $74.36 a barrel. The…
September Saw a Six-Month Low in India’s Imports of Palm Oil
India’s palm oil imports fell by over 33% in September, reaching a six-month low of 527,314 metric tons. This was primarily due to rising domestic stocks and a rally in Malaysian palm oil prices, which discouraged buyers from importing large volumes. The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) reported a decline in overall vegetable oil…
Rupee drops against the US dollar to a historic low of 84 due to oil prices and equity outflows.
On October 11, worries over the recent spike in oil prices and the withdrawal of foreign capital from the country’s equities markets caused the Indian rupee to fall to a record low vs the US dollar. At the latest quote, the rupee was trading at 84.05. It had fallen as low as 84.0525 against the…
Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Friday
Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data stoked some doubts about how much interest rates will fall in the coming months. Brent oil futures for December were down 0.5% at $78.98 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 0.4% at $74.79 a barrel. Although…
CPI inflation probably increased to 5.1% in September.
A negative base impact is probably why India’s retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, increased to 5.1% in September from 3.65% in August. CPI inflation was 5.02 percent in September 2023. With the expected 5.1% print, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) prediction for retail inflation in the September quarter will align…
