Telecom operators are probably to soon announce another set of tariff hikes as they look to upgrade their Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) by picking out low-paying, inactive subscribers. The initial concern regarding hiking tariffs seem to have gone as despite the hikes undertaken in December 2021, the active subscriber base of the industry has…
Arun Misra, CEO of Hindustan Zinc, Stating that Zinc prices are expected to stay “strong” and are not likely to come down very soon. One of the largest zinc–lead producers, said that there could, however, be some “fluctuations here and there”. In FY22, LME prices of zinc and lead were up 36.5% and 15.7% respectively….
Gold prices are down on April 25 in the global markets near to their lowest level in two weeks touched in the previous session as an elevated US dollar continued to pressure demand for greenback-priced bullion. On the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), Gold contracts were down 0.36%, trading at Rs 52,073 for 10 grams, Silver also down…
Wheat procurement this season as Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh recorded more procurement than arrivals at the procurement places of various Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) mandis. The total procurement of wheat as of April 21 was 11.9 million tonnes (mt) against 17.09 mt in the year ago period, even with the fact that the…
The Indian equity benchmark indices are down nearly 2 percent in a highly volatile week ended April 22. The mixed earnings by corporates, rising bond yields, Russia-Ukraine crisis, high inflation and expectation of aggressive rate hike by the U.S. Fed in May dampened the investor’s view. For the week, Nifty50 fallen 303.65 points (1.73%) to end…
Consumers should stay themselves for difficult times ahead, as Indonesia- India’s major source of palm oil imports banned exports of all edible oil raw materials on Friday to ease domestic insufficiency. India imports as much as half of its demand of 8.3 mt palm oil from Indonesia. This is expected to shoot up prices in…
Non-basmati rice exports increased 27 per cent to touch $6.115 billion in the Financial year 2021-22, while it was $4.799 billion in last year. Since 2014, non-basmati rice exports have increased by 109 per cent. India exported rice to over 150 countries in Financial Year 2021-22, said, Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS)….
Three of India’s most industrialised States (Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat) plan to import 10.5 million tonnes (mt) of coal in the coming months as officials scramble to stop power cuts, a move that could force international coal prices to new highs. Maharashtra plans to import 8 mt for “merging purposes”, while Gujarat will place orders…
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange has reported a 47% increase in average daily turnover at ₹1,857 crore in the financial year ended March 2022 against ₹1,261 crore reported in the last year. This was mostly driven by hike in agriculture commodity prices last year due to supply chain disruptions. The growth was despite suspension…
The Indian rupee USD/INR opened slightly higher at 76.26 and moved towards 76.36 against the US dollar on Thursday morning, after that the rupee fallen towards 76.06. As the session started, the domestic currency down amid U.S. dollar strengthening in the international market on coming aggressive interest rate hike by the U.S. Fed in the upcoming months…
