Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Thursday, recovering some ground after several days of bruising losses as industrial data showed that US inventories marked an unexpected balance last week. Brent oil futures for December delivery were up 0.6% at $74.67 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 0.6% at $70.27 a…
Comparing the CNX 500 index to the 30 IPOs, just twelve of them, in terms of issue size, were able to provide investors with returns. From a different perspective, 60% of IPOs have not been able to outperform the CNX500 since their introduction. Thirty-one IPOs have had eight negative returns. Reliance Power destroyed the most…
Jeera prices dropped by 1.7% to 25,500 due to expectations of higher production this season. However, the downside was limited due to strong domestic and export demand, tight global supplies, and farmers holding back stocks. Gujarat and Rajasthan saw increased sowing areas, leading to a 30% higher production forecast. China’s cumin production surged to over…
Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Wednesday, steady after posting bruising losses last week as less severe increases in the Middle East and weaker demand weighed. Oil prices fell more than 4% after Israel said in a statement it would not attack Iran’s oil and nuclear facilities. Brent oil futures for December were…
The introduction of cotton seed wash oil futures was announced by the top commodities exchange, MCX, on Tuesday. According to a statement from MCX, each contract will have a trading unit of five tonnes, with a base value quoted in rupees per ten kilograms at Ex-Tank Kadi, Gujarat. Participants have inexpensive access to hedging because…
Gold prices edged lower in Asian trade on Tuesday. Industrial metals also retreated, with copper facing lingering pressure from concerns over top importer China after Beijing gave neutral hints to plans for more stimulus. Positive copper import data did little to offset this trend. Broad metal prices were also largely negative and were nursing losses…
According to research by CRISIL Ratings, cement consumption is predicted to increase at a slower rate of 7-8% on-year to over 475 million tonnes (MT) this fiscal, following a compound annual growth rate of almost 11% between fiscal 2022 and 2024. Nonetheless, it stated that cement companies’ operating profitability is probably going to remain above…
According to preliminary statistics provided by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)- based inflation for September increased to 1.84 percent on an annual basis from a four-month low of 1.31 percent in August. WPI inflation increased to 3.36 percent in June and 2.04 percent in July. In September…
Cotton Candy prices rose by 0.09% to 57,000 due to the USDA’s reduction in India’s cotton production forecast for the 2024-25 season to 30.72 million bales due to crop damage and pest issues. Ending stocks are expected to drop to 12.38 million bales. Acreage under cotton is down by about 9%, but higher yields from…
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel, down more than 1.5% in early trade on Monday, as deflation worries in China weighed on oil prices. Brent crude futures were down $1.26, or 1.59%, at $77.78 a barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $1.20, or 1.59%, at $74.36 a barrel. The…
