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Gold quoting at a premium as demand improves

Bullion sees demand revival after almost two quarters, with initial signs reflected in sales reported by Amazon and Flipkart

Gold discount shrinks to 5-month low

Demand is picking up as the festive season has begun, the monsoon has revived rural demand and prices have moderated

Gold import bill falls to 10-yr low

Experts believe that import duty on the yellow metal needs to be cut back to at least 6% to discourage unofficial imports

Sebi mulls MFs' entry in commodity derivatives

Regulator also in dialog with other sectoral regulators to permit banks and other institutions, said chairman U K Sinha

Sellers crucial for success of commodity options

Option writers' role will be crucial for success of option contracts for commodities

Britannia eyes wheat import after duty cut

Wheat crop is expected to be around 10 million tonnes lower than earlier estimates of around 83 million tonnes

Sebi allows commodity exchanges to introduce options

Detailed guidelines to be issued by the regulator later

Sebi tightens warehousing norms for commexes

Restrictions on Algo, colocations, PMS continued

Sebi ensured smooth transition in one year of commodity regulation

Market is keenly awaiting the regulator to introduce new products like option trading

Global bourses eye Indian equity and commodity exchanges

Base metals, crude oil gain

Gold is up 1.4 per cent at $1,334.5 an oz after the Fed's announcement

J K Paper plans developing plantations in Myanmar

The ensure supply of raw material, the company has started the plantations on pilot basis

Monsanto India to continue research in vegetable seeds

FinMin considers norms for unrefined gold imports

Move follows instances of pure gold imports as dore

Masala bonds pick up, $1.24 bn raised, another $3-4 bn in pipeline

However, while the instrument passes on currency risk to the investor, it may still be an expensive option for some issuers

Welspun a wake-up call for textile firms

In the aftermath of the Welspun controversy, Business Standard gets deeper into the issue of global scrutiny facing Indian businesses across key sectors

Gold import up, discount down

Discounts fall to 3-month low levels due to pick-up in imports, demand

Sebi tightens risk management for commodity derivatives

Exchanges shall take full responsibility on default; regulator doubles initial margin, introduce concentration margin and ends spread margin benefits

Gold bowls, spoons, glasses imported at 1% duty

Gold utensils attract only 1% import duty, compared to 10-14% for gold and jewellery, converted to bars after import

Govt preparing comprehensive gold policy

To cover entire gamut of precious metals, diamonds; commerce ministry holds meeting with all stakeholders