Amid weak trend at the London Metal Exchange, select base metals traded up to Rs 5 per kg lower in the wholesale non-ferrous metal market today.

Select base metals weaken on global cues

Press Trust of India

The local plastic market ended on a flat note today, as polymers continued to trade in a tight range in the absence of buying support, and settled around previous levels.

Polymers remain flat in thin trade

Palmolein oil prices rose by another Rs 20 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on the back of pick up in vanaspati millers and retailers demand, amid firm global trends.

Palmoelin oil remains up on global cues

Linseedoil prices rose in a fairly active oils and oilseeds market here today due to good demand from paint industry amidst thin supply position.

Industrial oils spurt on rising demand

The registration for exports of the remaining 2.5 million bales (1 billion = 170 kgs) of cotton &ndash; the total allocation was for 5.5 million bales &ndash; is likely to start in the first week of January.

Fresh registration for cotton exports to begin in January

Business Standard

Cardamom prices shot up this week on reports of low production and stock in the market. The average price of the commodity rose to Rs 1,336 a kg, up Rs 200 from last week. The best quality cardamom is currently quoted at Rs 1,475-1,500 a kg.

Cardamom prices rise 15% in a week

The turnover of the five national and 16 regional exchanges in the country during December 1-15 rose 29.69 per cent on year to Rs 5.76 lakh crore, according to an official of the Forward Markets Commission.

Futures turnover up 30%

Premila Mathur, a housewife living in a western Mumbai suburb, is desperately hunting for a job in the private sector. The mother of two school-going children had never imagined in her 13 years of married life that she will have to look for a job for survival.

Household budgets shoot up on high food prices

Regulator not to allow contracts for seasonal commodities to stretch for too long.

FMC may allow sugar futures today

The ministry of agriculture has embarked upon a comprehensive exercise to rework the domestic pricing formula, the import duty and market intervention scheme for palm oil. Even if palm oil production is done on a low scale currently, it has wider implications for the government&rsquo;s efforts to build domestic edible oil capacities.

Govt to rework formula for pricing palm oil

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said that prices of onion will come down in the next few days as the Centre and Delhi government have taken a series of measures to bring down the rates.

Onion prices will drop in next few days: Dikshit

Pakistani traders are exporting onions to India despite a drop in domestic production due to unprecedented floods and a surge in prices in markets across the country, traders said today.

Pak exports onions to India despite low output

India's ban on onion export has had an immediate impact on this essential commodity in the UAE where prices have reached a record high.

Onion prices shoot up in UAE

Crude oil prices gained Rs 6 to Rs 4,106 per barrel in futures trading today, as speculators created fresh positions on the back of pick up in demand in the spot market.

Crude oil futures up on fresh buying

Guarseed futures prices declined by Rs 68 to Rs 2,629 per quintal today, due to aggressive selling on the back of lower spot market cues.

Guarseed futures decline on weak spot market sentiments

Potato futures prices continued to rise and added Rs 7.80 to Rs 658 per quintal today, as traders enlarged their positions on firm spot demand driven by the ongoing marriage season.

Potato futures remain up on firm spot demand

Cardamom futures prices rose by Rs 23.40 to Rs 1,478.80 per kg today as speculators enlarged their positions, supported by&nbsp; strong demand in the spot market due to the ongoing marriage season.

Cardamom futures gain 1.61% on firm demand

Nickel futures prices fell by Rs 7.70 to Rs 1,105.40 per kg today, largely in tandem with a weak trend in the base metals pack at the London Metal Exchange (LME).

Nickel futures slip on global cues

Barley futures prices recovered by Rs 20 to Rs 1,230 per quintal today on fresh buying by traders in tandem with short supplies and better demand in physical markets.

Barley futures recover on fresh buying support

Amid weak spot demand and lower trend in global markets, lead futures traded marginally lower by 0.36 per cent at Rs 110.45 per kg today.

Lead futures marginally down on sluggish demand

Crude palm oil futures prices moved up by Rs 4.60 to Rs 540 per 10 kg today, as speculators enlarged their positions on rising demand at the spot market.

Crude palm oil futures rise on spot demand

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