A weaker dollar and positive expectations for rising demand propelled zinc’s slight advance of 0.35%, which saw it settle at 227.95. With the central bank and financial authorities promising to provide funding and handle local government debt issues, Chinese officials gave the country’s real estate industry a boost. With a total debt of 92 trillion…
Prices for cotton candy saw a little decrease of -0.45%, ultimately finishing at 56960. This was ascribed to profit booking following previous gains. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has estimated that reduced planted acres and the influence of El Niño weather conditions will cause India’s cotton production for 2023–2024 to decline by 7.5% to…
In contrast to IT service providers, a large number of domestic IT engineering service providers—among them, two Tata Group companies—are now reporting that non-American areas account for the bulk of their income. For example, Tata Elxsi and Tata Technologies said that Europe and India account for a significant amount of their sales. Although Tata Elxsi…
With anticipation that OPEC+ will intensify production cutbacks to support prices, which have dropped for the past four weeks due to lessening concerns about Middle East supply disruptions brought on by the Israel-Hamas war, oil futures saw a little increase on Monday. Brent crude futures had gained 66 cents, or 0.8%, to $81.27 per barrel,…
On November 17, oil prices surged by over 4%, recovering from a four-month low reached the previous day as investors who had placed short positions cashed in and as assistance was provided by US penalties on certain Russian oil shippers. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude saw a gain of $2.99, or 4.1 percent, at $75.89,…
The government said on Thursday that, as part of its efforts to control retail prices by dumping food grains on the open market, it has sold 2.84 lakh tons of wheat and 5,830 tons of rice from its buffer stock to 2,334 bidders through an electronic auction. 3 lakh tons of wheat and 1.79 lakh…
According to Fitch Ratings, strong industrial activity would likely fuel a 7% annual increase in domestic power demand in 2023–2024. The rating agency stated in a report that it anticipates a further shortening of the receivable days (or payment cycle) in the near future. Based on strong industrial activity, Fitch Ratings projects that India’s electricity…
Due to losses in domestic equities and a strong dollar in international markets, the rupee fell 4 paise to 83.27 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday. Forex dealers stated that the rupee was able to limit losses due to recent FII inflows and crude oil prices that were trading close to four-month lows. Following…
Due to strong selling pressure following the Reserve Bank’s tightening of consumer credit standards, shares of bank and non-bank financial companies fell as much as 7% during Friday’s morning trading session. Shares of State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Canara Bank, and Bank of Baroda all saw decreases of 3.34 percent, 3%, and 2.67 percent,…
Turmeric prices fell -0.77% to $13420, with the slow buying activity leading to stock releases prior to the arrival of the fresh crops in January 2024. Nevertheless, the possibility of yield losses from unfavourable weather limits the downward pressure. The current crop conditions are favourable, and the harvest is anticipated to take place in January…
