Indian Market lost away for the second straight period on Monday, uneasy that global growth would slow sharply in the middle of continued tightening by central banks. The Street also expects more raises in local interest rates with inflation remaining uneasily high. The benchmark indices Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex lost over 1%, dragged lower…
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday in the global markets after striking a near one-month low in the last session, helped by a slight pullback in the dollar although remaining worries over further hostile U.S. interest rate stroll kept the rise in check. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,738.90 per ounce, after striking its…
Indian rupee rises 4 paise to 79.80 against the U.S. dollar in opening trade on Monday, supported by falling crude prices in global markets and weakness in the American currency overseas. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened lower at 79.90 against the dollar but recovered lost ground to quote 79.80, ender a gain…
The central government on Sunday ruled out any move to import wheat and said there is enough wheat stock to meet domestic demand as well as for public distribution. The government last week estimated wheat production to have decreased almost 3% to 106.84 million tonnes (MT) in the 2021-22 crop year (July-June). The drop in…
Indian rupee decreased 12 paise to 79.76 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the global market. At the interbank external exchange, the rupee opened at 79.75 against the U.S. dollar, then decline to 79.76, entering a decline of 12 paise over the previous close….
Gold prices fall over to a three-week low on Friday in the global markets and were heading for their first weekly decline in five, as a stronger dollar and prospects of more rate rises by the U.S. Federal Reserve dented its appeal. Gold contracts were trading 0.3% lower on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MC-X) at Rs.51,451 per…
India’s rice exports are projected to rise to a record 22 MT in 2022-23 and account for 40% of global shipments despite a possible dip in domestic production during the period, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has stated. While stating that India has huge supplies of exportable rice and very competitive prices, USDA…
India’s government is analyzing a slower retirement of maturing coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years and potentially stall efforts to hit climate goals. Officials are considering a proposal to shutter less than 5GW of existing capacity by the end of the…
India’s demand for petroleum products like petrol and diesel will grow by 7.73% in 2022, the fastest speed in the world, an OPEC report said, India’s demand for oil products is projected to rise from 4.77 million barrels per day (BPD) in 2021 to 5.14 million BPD in 2022, OPEC said in its monthly oil…
Wheat prices at key mandi all over the country are pricing around 14%-19% above the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.2,015 a quintal for the current rabi season (2022-23), as traders are holding on to stocks in expectation of a further rise in prices in the build-up to the festive season. Traders’ action has dulled…
