On Thursday, gold prices held steady at over $1,700 as a break in the recent dollar gain reduced some of the pressure on bullion prices and as attention shifted to an impending meeting of the European Central Bank for additional indications. After rising by about 1% on Wednesday, spot gold remained practically flat at $1,717.40.Gold…
With the strength of the dollar, the Indian rupee is likely to weaken. Increased petroleum prices, worries about interest rate increases, and recession worries are also anticipated to have an impact on the local currency. Analysts predict that the USDINR spot price will fluctuate between Rs. 79 and Rs. 80.50 over the next several trading…
The U.S. energy authority predicted slightly stronger demand and tighter supply for oil moving into 2023, which led to an increase in price on Thursday. The global benchmark, London-traded Brent oil futures, increased 1.1% to $88.47 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures increased by 0.8% to $82.59 per barrel. Through the…
Heavy rains in the important tomato-growing regions of Karnataka, one of the major vegetable producers, over the past several days have negatively impacted arrivals, driving up prices. At Kolar in Karnataka, the benchmark mandi price for tomatoes increased by 66% on Tuesday to Rs. 1,330 per quintal. Because of the negative effects of the rains…
Following economic statistics that increased anticipation the Federal Reserve will maintain its aggressive rate-hike path, gold prices decreased on Wednesday in international markets as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields surged. Spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,696.30 per ounce. Higher benchmark Treasury yields are supported by better U.S. economic statistics, which increases demand for…
According to a Reuters poll, India’s battered rupee will remain vulnerable to a worsening trade balance and an aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve rate-hiking campaign into next year and trade close to its lifetime low versus the U.S. dollar. The rupee has hit its lowest point many times this year and would depreciate by more than…
Prices of the fibre in the domestic market have dropped below Rs 90,000 per candy (356 kg per candy) from over Rs 1 lakh per candy in a week as early sown cotton sales have started in mandis in cotton-growing states like Gujarat. Due to increased crop supply and poor demand from the textile industry,…
At the beginning of this month, wheat inventories in the central pool owned by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies fell to 25 million tonnes (mt), the lowest level since 2008. In comparison to the buffered standard of 20.5 mt, estimations indicate that by October 1 the wheat stock will be about…
The strength of the U.S dollar in the international market caused the rupee to weaken 12 paise to 79.90 against the dollar in Tuesday’s opening session. The rupee depreciated 12 paise from its previous level to start the day at 79.90 against the dollar on the interbank foreign exchange market. The rupee gained nine paise…
According to estimates, domestic primary steelmakers’ operating margin will decrease to 14–16% in the first half of the current fiscal year from a decadal high of around 30% for the entire previous fiscal year. According to Crisil Ratings, this decline is the result of increased input prices, reduced realizations, and the introduction of an export…
