The government has decided to extend the stock holding restrictions placed on the tur and urad varieties of pulses beyond October 31 as prices continue to remain high. The department of consumer affairs reports that on Wednesday, the modal retail price of tur increased by 45% to Rs 160/kg from the price at the start…
The price of natural gas significantly increased by 4.54% to reach 237. This increase was linked to a decrease in daily gas output and an increase in gas flow to American LNG export terminals. According to data, gas production peaked in August at 102.2 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) and then decreased in September…
Turmeric prices saw a small gain of 0.21%, closing at 15,622, spurred by increased purchasing activity associated with holiday demand. The shortage of turmeric on the market is made worse by Maharashtra’s declining turmeric production. Though supplies of turmeric are still scarce, upcoming beneficial rainfall in Maharashtra and Telangana is anticipated to boost crop growth….
The U.S. dollar lost ground on six-month highs reached last week, while gold prices rose to two-week highs on Tuesday as investors’ attention turned to the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, which gets underway later in the day. FUNDAMENTALS After reaching its highest price since September 5 earlier in the session, spot gold was stable…
Tuesday marked the fourth straight session of rising oil prices as concerns about a supply shortage brought on by Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s prolonged production cuts increased in response to the U.S.’s lackluster shale output. While Brent crude prices, the international oil benchmark, increased by 58 cents, or 0.61%, to $95.01 per barrel, U.S. West…
Profit taking caused by worries about China’s demand, a significant buyer, caused cotton candy prices to end the day down by -0.23% at 60,840. The estimates for cotton in the United States for 2023–2024 show higher initial stockpiles but decreased production, exports, and ending stocks. High beginning stocks for 2022–2023 were also a result of…
As investors priced in a pause in interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve during its policy meeting this week, with a focus on the U.S. central bank’s rate outlook, gold prices nudged higher on Monday. The price of spot gold increased 0.2% to $1,928.19 per ounce. American gold futures increased 0.2% to $1,949.30. Ahead…
The windfall tax on domestic crude oil output has been raised by the Union government from Rs. 6,700 per tonne to Rs. 10,000 per tonne. The price hike will take effect on September 16. The special additional excise tax (SAED) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) has been reduced by the government from 4 to 3.50…
On Friday, oil prices reached their highest point in ten months as a result of China reducing the amount of cash reserves that banks were required to hold in order to support its economic recovery and amid anticipation that the major cycles of global interest rate hikes were coming to an end. West Texas Intermediate…
A decrease in local supplies caused a 0.5% small uptick in the jeera market yesterday, which closed at 63175. With millers maintaining fewer inventories, holiday demand for jeera has piqued stockists’ interest. However, exporters are not now benefiting from the price competitiveness of Indian jeera, which may slow down export activity in the upcoming weeks….
