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Cardamom continues to slide on sluggish demand
Third day slide on weak fundamentals
Chana gain 1.11% on tight supplies
Increased positions pushed prices higher
Mentha oil shed 0.69% on profit-booking
Sluggish demand also pulled prices lower
Crude palm oil remains up on global cues
Domestic demand also pulled prices higher
Potato weakens on subdued demand
Higher supplies in the phsyical market also put pressure on prices
Sugar rises 0.21% on spot demand
Higher output, however, restricted gains
Turmeric rises 0.8% on spot demand
June contract up 0.3%
Zinc tad higher on global cues
Higher demand also supported prices
Pepper extends losses on weak export demand
Prices down 0,4% from previous clsoe
Jeera shed 0.50% on sluggish demand
Falling supplies limited the decline
Lead higher on spot demand, overseas trend
Demand from battery makers took prices higher
Steel imports jump 69% in April-May to 1.5 mn tonne
India's steel imports during the April-May period of the last fiscal were at 0.907 million tonnes
Agri futures surge on monsoon worry
With rains behind schedule, near-term and further delivery contracts for kharif crops trading are at higher levels
Silk board to double production to 46,000 mt in 12th Plan
Proposes Rs 2,800 crore for expansion in non-traditional states says latter¿s response encouraging
CACP reiterates case for big minimum support price rise
Input cost rises far ahead of prices suggests bringing farm labour under NREGS
Brent hovers below $96, not far off 17-mth low
Brent crude has already lost more than a quarter since peaking this year at $128.40 on March 1