China’s significant increase in imports of unwrought aluminium and related products caused aluminium prices to drop by 0.68% to end at 239.85. With a remarkable 72.1% year-over-year growth in April imports to 380,000 metric tonnes, the first four months of the year saw 1.49 million tonnes of imports, an 86.6% increase over the same period…
Prices for cotton candy rose by 0.93% to settle at 56,500, fueled by strong demand from important customers like Bangladesh and Vietnam for Indian cotton. Nevertheless, the limited worldwide yarn demand coupled with a slowing milling demand restrained the upside. A stronger crop in nations like Australia may have moderated the upward trend. For the…
As farmers clung to their stocks in anticipation of future price increases, turmeric prices yesterday jumped by 3.67% to settle at 19,648. Prices are expected to be supported further by the ongoing heatwave in India, which might harm crop production and exacerbate supply shortages. With more heatwave days predicted for May than normal, the India…
As a result of an unanticipated increase in U.S. crude stockpiles, crude oil prices fell by 1.16% Wednesday, closing at 6,492 INR. 1.825 million more barrels of crude oil were added to U.S. stocks last week, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), than the 2.55 million barrel drop that the market had anticipated. Distillate…
The slowing in the speed of arrivals caused stockists and farmers to hold off on releasing their stockpiles in the face of higher price realization, which caused jeera prices to rise by 6% yesterday and close at 29,510. There was a slight increase in the arrival of jeera in major APMC mandis in India, suggesting…
In the next few days, government agencies are expected to acquire more wheat than they did the previous year 262 lakh tonnes as of Saturday. As of now, purchases have reached about 261 lakh tonnes. The total is anticipated to not meet the initial estimate of 300–310 lakh tonnes. Madhya Pradesh has extended its procurement…
Jeera prices increased 2.85% to settle at 27,830, mostly due to a decrease in arrivals and a refusal on the part of farmers and stockists to release their supplies at the existing rates. Because of this careful approach, supply became more limited, which helped drive up prices. While it was a little rise from the…
Concerns about bullish demand despite tightening supply conditions—which could result in market deficits—pushed copper prices higher by 0.26% to close at 894.3. Forecasts regarding the metal’s continued usefulness were validated by its essential position in a variety of industries, particularly in electrification for uses including grid-scale energy storage and electric car charging. Beijing’s move to…
Crude oil prices rose by 0.6% during yesterday’s trading session, ultimately closing at 6551. This increase was primarily driven by a notable decline in oil inventories. The US oil stockpiles dropped by 2.508 million barrels more than anticipated, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), exceeding market expectations. In addition, surprise drops…
Turmeric prices jumped by 1.37% to close at 18160, driven by farmers hoarding supplies in case prices rise higher amid an impending shortage worsened by the hot wave that is now affecting much of India. The intense heat wave poses a risk to agricultural harvests, further taxing already limited supplies and driving up prices. Concerns…
