Aluminum prices rose 0.06% to ₹238.4 as supply concerns persisted in the LME market. Aluminum production in December was above $40. More metal is set to leave LME warehouses soon. The International Aluminum Institute (IAI) said global primary aluminum production rose 3% year-on-year to 6.04 million tonnes in November. In the first ten months of…
Natural gas prices fell 1.4% yesterday to settle at 197.6, as forecasts of milder weather over the next two weeks indicated less than normal heating demand. Meteorologists predict warmer-than-normal temperatures in the Lower 48 U.S. states through Nov. 1, which will reduce natural gas consumption. As a result, LSEG forecasts that average gas demand, including…
India’s merchandise exports increased somewhat year over year to $34.58 billion in September, albeit from a low base (-2.8%). However, with import growth also being moderate at 1.6%, the trade imbalance shrank to $20.78 billion, its lowest level in five months. With exports falling sharply by 9.3% year over year in August, the trade imbalance…
In FY23, pharmaceutical exports increased by 3.25 percent to $25.3 billion. Export growth in 2021–2022 was nearly flat at 0.71 percent, or $24.62 billion. The US, Canada, and Mexico (NAFTA), then Europe, received a significant portion of exports. According to R Uday Bhaskar, Director-General of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil), “I think this is…
