OPEC released its monthly oil market report last week, keeping its annual demand growth forecast unchanged at over 2 million bpd. However, the IEA also released a new market report last week, and, as has become usual, had very different projections for both demand and supply. The IEA forecast a “staggering” supply overhang of 8…
The center reduced the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil on Friday from Rs 5,200 per tonne to Rs 3,250 per tonne. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and petrol diesel will remain subject to no export duties. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) stated in a late-night notice on Friday that the…
Yesterday, the price of turmeric closed higher, rising 1.14% to 18,046 as a result of farmers hanging onto their supply in anticipation of future price increases, which fueled a bullish mood. The good news was offset, though, by higher supplies as the harvesting season came to a close. A threat to agricultural production is posed…
China’s sharp decline in zinc concentrate imports during the first four months of the year had an impact on zinc, which finished yesterday at 259.9, down -0.12%. China’s imports of zinc concentrates decreased by 24% from the same time the previous year, which was a sharp reversal of the pattern observed in 2022 and 2023,…
Short covering and worries about a lack of supply on the international market caused aluminium prices to jump by 1.07% yesterday, closing at 235.5. At a substantial discount of $62.44 per tonne to the three-month contract, the largest since August 2007, the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash aluminium contract was traded. The reason behind this…
Due to strong local and export demand as well as limited worldwide supply, jeera prices rose by 2.13% yesterday to close at 27,515. Notwithstanding these positive indicators, forecasts of increased output in the current season limited the upside potential and might put pressure on pricing moving forward. Farmers holding back supplies in anticipation of stronger…
A fall in daily output and predictions of hotter-than-normal weather in late June caused natural gas prices to drop 1.62%, ultimately ending at 242.5. This decline was caused by profit bookings following previous increases. One factor influencing the market dynamics was the recovery of gas flow to LNG export facilities, especially after the reopening of…
Due to yesterday’s higher dollar, better-than-expected US job data, and inconsistent trade data from China, the country’s top metals consumer, aluminium slid 2.5% to 235.6. The US economy produced significantly more jobs last month than anticipated, according to data, which raised the dollar and suggested that the Federal Reserve would postpone starting its easing cycle…
Cotton candy dropped -0.11% to 56840 yesterday as the global market’s weak demand for yarn continues to raise concerns about the slow demand for milling. The drawback, meantime, seems to be minimal given the strong demand that buyers in Bangladesh and Vietnam, among other nations, continue to have for Indian cotton. In areas like Australia,…
Energy services provider Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opening a new tab stated in its widely watched report on Friday that U.S. energy companies reduced the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating this week to the lowest since January 2022. In the week ending June 7, the number of oil and gas rigs declined by…
