On Thursday, oil prices marginally increased, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) increased by 17 cents to $78.08 per barrel. By 0150, the May contract was up 14 cents to $77.45 per barrel. The April delivery of Brent oil saw a 14-cent increase to $83.17 per barrel, while the May contract saw a 13-cent…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices regained some ground in Asian trade on Wednesday amid concerns over attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and growing expectations that cuts to U.S. interest rates will take longer than thought. Brent crude futures increased 24 cents or 0.3% to $82.58 a barrel by 0721 while U.S. West Texas…
Industry officials predicted that favorable weather in major producing states and an increase in planted area would cause India’s output of mustard and rapeseed to soar to new heights in 2024. Increased production of rapeseed will assist the largest importer of vegetable oils in the world in reducing the amount of costly imports of soy,…
With traders evaluating demand forecasts in China, the largest consumer, after the Lunar New Year break, zinc saw a loss of -1.71%, closing at 212.05. Reviving the housing market and stimulating loan demand are the overarching goals of China’s attempt to lower the benchmark reference rate for mortgages. Zinc concentrate production is planned to commence…
The market’s recent performance for jeera has been marked by a notable recovery, with prices rising by 5.71% to close at 27215, mostly as a result of short-covering activity after a prior decline ascribed to improved production prospects in important cultivating regions like Gujarat and Rajasthan. The amount of land cultivated for jeera has increased…
Due to worries about supply and long-term cotton usage, cotton candy prices closed 0.3% higher at 60080. The 2023–2024 U.S. cotton balance sheet showed stable production but decreased ending stocks, increased exports, and decreased mill use. With the export projection increased to 12.3 million bales, ending stockpiles were anticipated to have disappeared by 20%, or…
Due mostly to lower supply on the spot market, turmeric had a 1.26% increase, closing at 15382. The advantage is, however, limited because purchasing activity has slowed down in anticipation of stock releases before to the start of fresh crop production. In the near future, it is anticipated that the tighter ending stockpiles and delayed…
At 130, natural gas fell by -2.48%. The main causes of this fall were near record output, plenty of fuel storage, and above-average temperatures. Since the facility’s return to full power is likely to cause record levels of prices, technical concerns at Freeport LNG’s export facility further restricted the supply of gas to LNG export…
Jeera futures recorded a tiny gain of 0.42%, closing at 25380, on short covering following a decrease in prices due to increased production prospects in Gujarat and Rajasthan, the two major farming states. Due to farmers expanding cultivation in response to record prices in the previous marketing season, jeera acreage reached a four-year high during…
Natural gas ended the week at 133.3, a minor decrease of -0.22%, as the market was influenced by near-record output and a smaller-than-expected storage removal the previous week. Because warmer-than-normal weather suppressed heating demand, U.S. utilities removed 49 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage, falling short of market estimates of a 67 bcf…
