Crude oil prices rose by Rs 13 to Rs 4,159 per barrel in futures trade today, as speculators enlarged their positions, supported by a firming global trend.

Crude oil futures up on higher global trend

Press Trust of India

Refined soya oil prices moved down by Rs 6.75 to Rs 658.55 per 10 kg in futures trade today on sluggish demand in the spot market.

Refined soya oil futures remain weak

Cardamom prices fell by Rs 38.70 to Rs 1,380 per kg in futures trade today on continued profit booking by speculators amid fall in demand in the spot market.

Cardamom futures remain weak on profit booking

Potato prices gained Rs 2.70 to Rs 655.60 per quintal in futures trade today, as speculators enlarged their positions on rise in demand in the spot market.

Potato futures gain 0.44% on spot demand

Gold futures prices drifted by Rs 52 to Rs 20,291 per 10 grams in futures trade today as speculators reduced their positions, driven by a weakening global trend.

Gold falls on global cues

World oil prices remained high in Asian trade today, with the market under pressure from the ongoing political crisis in Egypt where anti-government protests have turned violent.

Oil hovers around $102 in Asian trade

Business Standard

Jeera prices declined by Rs 96 to Rs 15,100 per quintal in the futures trade today, as speculators booked profits, amid sluggish export demand.

Jeera futures decline on profit booking

Sugar futures prices fell by Rs 45 to Rs 2,728 per quintal in today's trade on sluggish demand against adequate stocks in the spot market.

Sugar futures fall on adequate supply

Sugar prices ended on a flat note in the national capital today as prices moved in narrow range on alternate bouts of trading in the absence of any worthwhile follow up support and closed unchanged.

Sugar prices steady in thin trade

Bajra and jowar prices fell upto Rs 50 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today due to reduced industrial offtake against adequate supply.

Bajra, jowar eases on reduced offtake

The local chemical market ended on a flat note today as prices moved in a tight range in restricted activities and settled around previous levels.

Chemical prices end flat

The wholesale oils and oilseeds market ended on a mixed note today as select edible oils moved up on selective buying while a few other ended lower on lack of buying support.

Edible oils show mixed trend

Select spices fell up to Rs 300 per quintal on the wholesale kirana market today on adequate stocks against subdued demand.

Select spices decline on increased supply

Tur dal prices rose up to Rs 200 per quintal in the wholesale pulses market today on emergence of buying against restricted arrivals.

Arhar rises on restricted supply

Copper maintained its rising streak for the fourth straight day today by gaining another Rs 2 per kg on the local non-ferrous metal market today largely on firming trend at London Metal Exchange (LME).

Copper maintain an upward trend on global cues

Steady conditions prevailed in the local plastic market today as polymer prices moved in a narrow range in the absence of buying support and settled around previous levels.

Polymers held steady in thin trade

There was not much activity on the local steel and iron market today as prices continued to trade in restricted range on lack of worthwhile buying support and settled around previous levels.

Steel prices remain quiet in thin trade

According to the government&rsquo;s agri-trade promotion body Apeda, traders have registered contracts for basmati rice exports for 24.41 lakh tonnes during April-January of the 2010-11 fiscal, against 27 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period.

Basmati rice export orders dip by 10% during Apr-Jan

Copra and walnut prices rose in the wholesale dry fruits market today on pick up in retailers demand.

Copra, walnut prices up on retailers demand

State run PEC has invited bids for importing of 21,000 tonnes of refined bleached and deodorised (RBD) Palmolein (edible Grade) to be delivered between February and March.

PEC invites tender to import 21,000 tonne of palmolein

Soyameal export in January more than doubled to 5.76 lakh tonnes, compared with the same month last year, mainly on the back of robust demand from overseas and better availability of soyabean in the domestic market.

Soyameal exports in Jan up over two-fold to 5.76 lakh tonnes

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