Nickel futures rose by 0.26% to Rs 1,029.40 per kg in range-bound trade today.

Nickel up marginally in range-bound trade

Press Trust of India

Mentha oil prices rose further by Rs 20.80 to Rs 1,621.90 per kg in futures trade today following firm spot market demand.

Mentha oil remains higher on spot demand

Supported by a pick up in demand from battery makers, lead gained 0.56% to Rs 107.45 per kg in futures trading today.

Lead rises 0.56% on spot demand

Zinc prices edged up by 0.53% in futures trade today on speculative buying supported by rising spot market demand.

Zinc up 0.53% on spot demand

Government's effort to keep the food inflation under check could get a jolt as production of pulses and oilseeds -- the two food supplements significant quantity of which is imported every year -- is projected to drop by 5.2 per cent and 6 per cent respectively this year.

Wheat output jumps to record high, pulses, oilseeds drag

Business Standard

The National Commodity &amp; Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), India&rsquo;s second-largest commodity exchange, has postponed fresh launch of futures contracts in guar seed and gum. After the expiry of the last contract on January 20, the exchange was scheduled to launch the new contract on February 1 for expiry in August. Traders, however, can take position and square off them in existing contracts expiring in July.

NCDEX halts new guar future contracts

The government's efforts to keep food inflation under check could soon receive a jolt. The production of pulses and oilseeds is projected to drop by 5.2 per cent and six per cent, respectively, this year. A significant quantity of the two is imported every year.

Grim outlook for pulses, oilseeds

The cotton textile industry will have to wait for some more time before the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) finally come to their rescue and restructure their debt.

Textile firms' loan restructuring in a pause mode

Low temperature and rain in the first week of January cheered mango growers in the fruit belt of Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh.

Dussehri output may rise 70-80% in UP

Prices of gold tumbled by Rs 600 while silver fell sharply by Rs 1,590 a kg on the bullion market here today due to heavy selling by stockists which took cues from weak global markets.

Gold prices fall sharply by Rs 600

Expectations of limited upside in prices of gold could dent imports into India, pushing shipments down by a fourth in the March quarter, with prices remaining steady below last year&rsquo;s record till June-end, a Reuters poll revealed.

Limited price upside to hit India Q1 gold imports

Reuters 

Sara Lee Corp Executive Chairman Jan Bennink thinks it is time for his company to reinvest in the single-serve coffee market.

Single-cup coffee sales seen growing

Sugar supplies may outpace demand by as much as 8 million tonnes next season, a second consecutive year of surplus, according to Singapore-based trader Olam International Ltd. Production will be 6 million to 8 million tonnes higher than consumption in the 2012-13 season starting in October, after a surplus of 9 million tonnes in 2011-12, Piero Carello, general manager of the company's sugar division in Europe, and John Stansfield, a senior analyst, said in an interview in Dubai on Saturday before the opening of an annual sugar conference organized by Kingsman SA, a broker and researcher.

'Sugar supply may outpace demand by 8 mn tonnes'

Spot gold rebounded on Monday as Asian buyers rushed to snatch bargains after better-than-expected US jobs data helped prices fall nearly 2% in the previous session, but the uncertain global economic outlook remains supportive of bullion.

Gold rebounds after heavy loss, Asia rushes to buy

Gold prices slipped in Europe on Monday, extending the previous session's 2% price drop, as concerns over the progress of talks on a Greek bailout weighed on the euro and on assets seen as higher risk such as stocks and commodities.

Gold slips in Europe as Greek bailout talks hurt euro

Polymer manufacturers have increased prices across the board for the second time this year, after the shutdown of three units of the Jamnagar plant of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) created supply shortage.

Polymer makers raise prices by Rs 2-3/kg

Crude prices were mixed in Asian trade today as traders weighed possible supply disruptions in West Asia and Africa, and the unresolved debt crisis in Greece, analysts said.

Oil prices mixed in Asian trade

Tracking weak global trends, copper futures slipped by 0.16% to Rs 418.70 per kg on the Multi-Commodity Exchange today.

Copper sheds 0.16% on global cues

Nickel futures traded lower by Rs 3.30 to Rs 1,038.50 per kg today owing to slackened demand from alloy-makers in spot markets amid weakening global trend.

Nickel softens on subdued demand

Cardamom prices rose by Rs 5.80 to Rs 691.50 per kg in futures trading today as speculators created fresh positions, tracking a firming trend at spot market on the back of rising demand in view of marriage season.

Cardamom up 0.85% on spot demand

Buoyed by a firming global trend, gold prices rose by Rs 124 to Rs 28,347 per ten grams in futures trade today.

Bullion futures rise on global cues

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