Following previous support from India’s predicted 7.5% reduction in cotton production for 2023–2024, profit booking caused the cotton market to marginally decline by -0.28% to settle at 57340. This drop was caused by elements like reduced planted areas and the effects of El Nino weather. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) predicts that imports would…
Crude oil fell -1.29% to settle at 6424, mostly due to record-high output in the United States despite encouraging signs of demand from China. The petroleum output increase estimate for 2023 was revised by the U.S. Energy Information Administration to 12.9 million bpd, which is somewhat less than earlier projections. Citing unanticipated production growth in…
As a result of reduced import tariffs, India’s imports of edible oils—palm, soybean, and sunflower—rose 17% year over year to a record 16.47 million tonne (MT) in the 2022–2023 oil year (November–October), according to the trade association Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA). The amount of these cooking oils imported peaked in 2016–17 at 15.1…
OPEC’s claim that market fundamentals are still strong and that financial market speculators are to blame for the recent price decrease drove crude oil prices to close slightly lower, down -0.23% at 6508. Notably, the buy came at an average cost of $77.57 per barrel. The U.S. Energy Department announced that 1.2 million barrels of…
In early trade on Wednesday, the US dollar dropped from its high levels after US inflation data came in lower than anticipated, giving the rupee a 32-paise boost to 83.01 against it. The US dollar declined after US inflation slipped to its lowest level since September 2021, according to forex traders, and the rupee began…
The difficulties India’s cotton sector suffered in the 2023–2024 season are reflected in Cottoncandy’s latest price hike of 1.05% to 57500. Reduced planted area and the effects of El Nino weather on productivity are the reasons for the anticipated 7.5% drop in cotton production to 29.5 million bales. This underscores the pressure on the domestic…
October’s wholesale price index-based inflation was (-) 0.52%, which was in the negative for the seventh consecutive month due to declining food costs. As of September 2023, the WPI-based inflation rate was (-) 0.26 percent, having been in the negative since April. WPI was 8.67 percent in October of the previous year. Food item inflation…
The U.S. crackdown on Russian oil shipments has caused supply disruptions, which has caused oil prices to slightly rise on Tuesday. This was attributed to an OPEC report that stated market fundamentals remained solid. Brent crude futures had increased by 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $82.85 a barrel. At $78.59 a barrel, U.S. WTI crude…
A possible yield loss from bad weather caused turmeric prices to rise by 0.71% and settle at 13606. In Jan. 24, the upside was restrained by sluggish buying ahead of fresh crops. Better crop conditions and anticipation of stock releases were noted sources of pressure. January to March is when crops are expected to be…
Amidst persistent outflows of foreign funds and a downward trend in domestic stocks, the rupee remained range-bound and ended the day 1 paisa higher at 83.29 vs the US dollar on Thursday. The rupee began trading at 83.25 versus the US dollar at the interbank foreign exchange and ended at 83.29, up 1 paisa from…
