Increased arrivals from producing region also dampened the sentiment
Trimmed positions by speculators affected the trade
Speculators reducing their holdings affected the trade
Agri ministry convenes meetings to decide steps to control price, assess crop situation
India is in the midst of creating large smelting capacity, through greenfield projects heralded by Hindalco and Vedanta
ETFs allowed to park gold with banks move aimed at curbing import of the metal
Gold imports are likely to ease to $44 billion in 2013-14 from an estimated $48.3 billion in 2012-13 in value terms
Geopolitical risks support prices but weaker crude demand caps gains
Government increasing import duty supported the gold trade
FSSAI on Dec 18 sealed 8,000 tonnes of pepper in six warehouses in Kochi
Shortage of iron ore likely to worsen next fiscal, may lead to more dependency on imported material
Even if all the gold held by ETFs is lent to jewellers, next year?s import will be lower only by 7%
Move comes hard on the heels of 5% tax hike on refined gold as govt tries to curb demand, price up 1.23% in Mumbai
The Government of India , yesterday hiked the import duty on gold from 4 to 6%
Export of edible oil was prohibited for a period of one year from 2008
Steel industry expects availability to fall further in 2013-14, no exports recorded since November
Issues in the pepper market have aggravated in the recent past following actions by the Kochi office of the FSSAI
Acreage dwindled over the years from 6,000 acres to 1,000 acres at present