Almond prices rose by Rs 100 per 40 kg bag today largely on pick up in demand from bulk consumers.

Almond rises on fresh buying

Press Trust of India

Both the precious metals, silver and gold moved down in the national capital today on emergence of selling by stockists on the back of weakening global trend.

Gold, silver decline on sluggish demand

Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg today largely on the back of firm demand from consuming industries, amid fall in supplies from producing belts.

Caustic soda rises on firm demand

In thin trade, prices of gram and its dal strengthened further by Rs 25 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on pick up in demand, amid fall in arrivals.

Gram, its dal strengthen in thin trade

In restricted activity, rice basmati prices shot up by Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on fresh buying by stockists on hopes of pick up in demand.

Rice basmati rises on fresh buying

Lethargic conditions persisted in the wholesale sugar market in the national capital today with prices continued to be asked at previous closing levels in the absence of any worthwhile moving factors.

Sugar closes quiet in thin trade

Edible oil prices fell up to Rs 200 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on reduced offtake at existing higher levels.

Edible, non-edible oils decline on reduced offtake

Copra prices spurted at the spices market here today due to increased demand from stockists and traders as well as firm export offtake amidst restricted arrivals from key growing regions.

Copra spurts on better demand, low supply

Sugar prices moved up marginally at the Vashi Wholesale market here today on mild buying from retailers.

Sugar gains on mild retail demand

Onion prices will come down to Rs 25 a kg in the national capital in the next 10-15 days following a supply boost from Pakistan and increased arrivals from Maharashtra, Nafed Chairman Bijendra Singh said today.

Nafed says onion prices will fall to Rs 25/kg in Delhi

Most of the base metals surged further at the non-ferrous metal market here today due to consistent stockists as well as industrial demand despite lower cues from the London Metal Exchange (LME).

Base metals surge further on industrial demand

Refined palmolein recovered mildly at the oils and oilseeds market here today due to better retail demand, amid a firming trend in Malaysia.

Mild recovery in refined palmolein prices

No big relief is expected from Pakistan allowing exports of onion contracted before January 4 as no trader meets the payment criteria stipulated by Islamabad for importing the vegetable by land route, traders said today.

No Pak onion by Wagah soon: Traders

Normal activities returned to wholesale onion markets in Delhi a day after traders called off strike, but retail prices of the kitchen staple continued to rule at a higher level of Rs 50-60 a kg in the metros.

Low onion arrivals due to strike mar onion trading in Delhi

Oil prices hovered below $92 a barrel today after signs of improving US demand and rising interest from financial investors pushed crude to a two-year high.

Oil hovers below $92, near 2-year high

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Input costs rising, explain manufacturers; rise may be less than the latest one.

Another round of steel price rise 'any time'

Natural rubber (NR) prices reached Rs 220 a kg on strong global cues coupled with high demand across the world. This is the first time that the local market crossed the Rs 220-a-kg mark. In Bangkok, prices were Rs 25 higher that the Indian counters at Rs 245 a kg.

Natural rubber prices at record high

Maharashtra co-operative sugar mills are facing a unqiue problem of rapidly falling prices mainly due to sharp increase in non-levy sugar releases for January and deferment of exports. Sugar prices have crashed by Rs 300 a quintal as the current ex-mill non-levy sugar realisation is in the range of Rs 2,550-2,600 a quintal and factories have gone into short margins.

Excess non-levy sugar a problem for Maha co-ops

Bullion turnover in the country&rsquo;s largest commodity futures bourse, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), declined nearly 40 per cent on Tuesday due to traders&rsquo; reluctance over unwinding their long-term position in supply-scarce commodities. The falling trend, however has been on since the beginning of this week, as participants stayed away from entering fresh contracts.

Turnover of precious metals falls on MCX

Scotching speculation the government is planning to curb futures trade in essential farm goods to cool inflationary pressure in food items, Forward Markets Commission (FMC) Chairman B C Khatua today said there is no such case as of now.

No case now to suspend futures trade in farm products, says Khatua

India's import of vegetable oil declines by 4.4 per cent to 7.52 lakh tonnes in December, 2010, according to a trade body.

India's vegetable oil import declines 4% in Dec

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