Crude oil futures prices fell by Rs 8 to Rs 3,689 per barrel today, as speculators reduced positions on the back of weakening global trend.

Crude oil futures fall on weak global cues

Press Trust of India

Mentha oil futures prices weakened by Rs 5.40 to Rs 1,121 per kg today, as speculators booked profits amid fall in spot market demand.

Mentha oil futures weaken on profit taking

Turmeric futures prices dropped by Rs 212 to Rs 11,790 per quintal today, after speculators booked profits at existing higher levels.

Turmeric futures down on profit booking

Silver futures prices fell by Rs 65 to Rs 36,099 per kg today due to reduced offtake at existing higher levels amid weakening global trend.

Silver futures decline on reduced offtake

Wheat dara and non-basmati rice prices fell up to Rs 25 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today owing to slackness in demand against adequate supply.

Wheat, non-basmati declines on subdued demand

Upset at Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) move to reject its proposal to offer trading in equities, MCX-SX today said the capital market regulations were giving monopoly to existing players and causing barriers for new entrants.

Capital market norms biased against new players: MCX-SX

Saria remained weak and prices fell by another Rs 200 per tonne on the wholesale steel and iron market today on slackness in demand.

Saria weakens on weak demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today owing to fall in demand from retailers and stockists at existing higher levels.

Cashew down on sluggish demand

Select commodities prices declined up to Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale pulses market today on increased arrivals against sluggish demand.

Select pulses decline on sluggish demand

Menthol prices fell by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units. Increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh (UP) also put pressure on prices.

Menthol weakens on fall in demand

Quiet conditions developed on the national capital today, as prices moved in a narrow range on alternate small bouts of trading amid sufficient stocks position and settled at last levels.

Sugar ends quiet in small buying

Turmeric and jeera prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today owing to weak local and export demand at existing higher prices.

Turmeric, jeera weakens on subdued demand

Dull conditions persisted in the wholesale gur (jaggery) market in the national capital today, following adequate stocks position against restricted demand.

Gur remains quiet on restricted demand

Copra prices rallied further at the spices market here today on the back of sustained demand from stockists and bulk traders coupled with strong retail buying.

Copra strengthens on rising demand

Ignoring a weak global trend, silver and gold prices recovered in the national capital today on emergence of festival buying.

Gold, silver recover on festival buying

Agricultural commodities rocketed in markets abroad this month on bullish fundamentals, triggered by a weakening dollar. But in India, they remained range-bound due to measures taken by the government, including timely release of foodgrain, and beginning of harvesting of kharif soybean and corn.

Agri commodities rally bypasses India

Business Standard

The introduction of a negotiable warehouse receipt (WR) system and its effective enforcement through the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), 2007, is likely to bring all-round development in the agri commodity sector.

New warehosuing law to curb distress sales by farmers

Kotak Group-promoted ACE Commodity Exchange on Wednesday kick-started as the country&rsquo;s fifth national commodity bourse with the launch of futures trading in five agricultural items &mdash; castor seed, chana, soybean, mustard seed and refined soyoil.

ACE bourse starts futures trade in five agri items

Cardamom imports declined 52.6 per cent during April-August this year. Only a meagre quantity of 45 tonnes was imported from Guatemala during the period, according to a press release issued by the Spices Board.

Cardamom imports dip 52.6% in April-August

The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is witnessing steady spurt in non-agri commodity futures trading since the last one month.

NCDEX steps up non-agri trading

Castorseed futures prices shot up by Rs 106 to Rs 3,634 per quintal today, following brisk buying by traders in line with a firming demand in spot markets.

Castorseed futures spurt 3% on strong demand

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