Following the release of India’s government budget, the rupee saw a small increase on Friday, although early gains on a decline in U.S. bond yields and upbeat sentiment were undermined by dollar demand from state-run banks and importers. The rupee’s previous close was 82.9650; it concluded at 82.9175 against the dollar. This week, the currency…
A significant OPEC+ advisory group remained silent on production policy on February 1, thereby maintaining the present output restrictions. Under the co-chair ship of Saudi Arabia and Russia, the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee declared that it would “continue to closely assess market conditions” and that the 22-member producer coalition was prepared to modify output levels…
The food ministry on Friday requested that traders, wholesalers, retailers, large chain shops, and milers around the states reveal stock positions within a week in order to stop speculation and a jump in rice prices. “The domestic prices of rice are increasing despite a good crop this kharif, ample stocks with Food Corporation of India…
Due to dollar sales by both domestic and international institutions, the Indian rupee closed the day stronger on Wednesday, reaching its highest level in more than two weeks. The rupee closed at 83.0425 against the US dollar, down from 83.1050 the previous day. The local currency saw its biggest monthly growth since June 2023 in…
The industry anticipates an early implementation of a robust policy framework along the lines of the one the government established for the expansion of oil palm plantations in the nation, given that Finance Minister Nirmala SithaRaman stated a special focus to promote edible oil crops. The industry, which uses up foreign cash because the nation…
Due to a number of variables, including China’s substantial increase in unwrought aluminium imports in 2023, aluminium prices saw a decrease of -1.17% yesterday, ultimately finishing at 202.5. China’s yearly imports more than doubled to 1.54 million metric tones, the second-highest amount since the century’s beginning and just shy of the record set in 2021….
Prices for jeera saw a 0.68% recovery to close at 27295 due to short-covering after a decrease impacted by positive production outlooks in important regions like Gujarat and Rajasthan. The amount of land planted to jeera reached a four-year high during the current rabi season. Farmers increased their cultivation considerably in reaction to the record…
Natural gas saw a notable 1.9% increase, closing at 177.2, as predictions indicated that February would be milder than expected before cooling off later in the month. According to NatGas Weather, both American and European weather models showed a milder forecast for the period of February 10–14, which would cause temperatures to drop later over…
Cotton prices, as indicated by Cotton candy, dropped by -0.63% to settle at 57020. Reduced predictions for global demand in 2023–2024 contributed to the decline, especially in major cotton-producing nations including Turkey, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. In addition, a 2.0 million bale increase in world-ending stocks for 2023–2024 was caused by higher beginning stocks…
Zinc saw a -1.08% drop, closing at 225.2, as news suggesting a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing activity put pressure on prices. The official NBS Manufacturing PMI for China increased somewhat to 49.2 in January 2024, but this is the fourth month in a row that factory activity has decreased due to issues like property fragility,…
