Moth prices declined by Rs 100 per quintal in lacklustre trade on the wholesale pulses market today on adequate stocks against sluggish demand.

Moth prices eases on adequate stocks

Press Trust of India

Menthol prices fell up to Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units.

Menthol weakens on fall in demand

Mustardseed futures prices improved by Rs 51 to Rs 2,915 per quintal today on restricted supply and brisk buying support in spot markets.

Mustardseed futures up on brisk buying support

Agri co-operative Nafed today reduced onion prices by Rs 5 per kg, selling it for Rs 35 per kg in the national capital through its five retail stores.

Nafed reduces retail onion prices by Rs 5 to Rs 35/kg

The wholesale sugar market ended on a flat note today, as prices moved in a tight range on restricted buying against adequate stocks and settled around previous levels.

Sugar ends flat on restricted buying support

There was not much activity on the local plastic market today, as polymers prices moved in a narrow range on lack of worthwhile buying activity and settled around previous levels.

Polymers end flat in thin trade

Steady conditions prevailed on the wholesale steel and iron market today as prices moved in a tight range on restricted trade and settled around previous levels.

Steel, iron hold steady in thin trade

Copper prices strengthened by Rs 2 per kg on the local non-ferrous metal market today, largely on firming global trend.

Copper strengthens on global cues

Jeera futures traded Rs 367 higher at Rs 14,389 per quintal today supported by lower stocks in the market.

Jeera futures climb 2.66% on lower stocks

Turmeric futures prices continued its upward journey and traded 2.50 per cent higher at Rs 10,888 per quintal today, as speculators increased positions, driven by a likely delay in fresh arrivals.

Turmeric futures gain 2.5% on tight supply

Copra prices rallied at the spices market here today on emergence of strong demand from stockists and exporters coupled with short supply.

Copra surges on heavy stockists demand, low supplies

Nickel prices traded lower by Rs 2.60 to Rs 1102.70 per kg in futures trade today due to subdued demand from alloy makers in the spot market.

Nickel futures down on subdued demand

Agri co-operative Nafed, NCCF and Kendriya Bhandar today reduced onion prices at their outlets in the national capital by Rs 5, selling it for Rs 35 a kg as rates of the kitchen staple fell in the wholesale market.

3 agencies drop onion prices by Rs 5 to Rs 35/kg

The recent decision by the Union government to allow duty-free imports of raw silk and silk cocoons is likely to reduce the price of raw silk in the domestic market by 50 per cent, according to a senior official from the department of Textiles.

Imports of raw silk, cocoons may bring down prices

Business Standard

Spurt in metal prices to boost margins, but global uncertainty may act as a dampener.

Base metal firms likely to post higher profits in 2011

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Rising income levels to boost domestic demand for carpets

Stockists enter the chilli market on higher-than-expected crop loss.

Turmeric traders spice up chilli; prices up 22% in a day

Bangladesh has protested the imposition of non-tariff (NT) barriers on the sale of its jute bags in India. It has approached the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), requesting the ministry to allow it to obtain a level playing with Indian jute goods through the lifting of the barrier.

Bangladesh complains of Indian jute wall

Eyeing profit from the boom in onion prices across the country, farmers in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, the third-largest producer of the vegetable in the country, are uprooting the crop almost a month before they are ready for harvest.

High prices prompt farmers to uproot onions prematurely

The diamond industry in Surat is facing a manpower crunch. Reason: Cutting and polishing workers from Bihar who returned to their state after losing jobs during the recession are refusing to come back due to development and job generation back home.

Bihar takes some sheen off Surat diamond industry

High moisture content is hampering tur procurement in Maharashtra, according to a senior state government official.

High moisture content hampers tur procurement

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