Eurozone crisis led to the dollar strengthening for ninth day against the six currency basket
Govt and trade sources expected much more cultivation after last year¿s record prices that may not happen now
Overseas gold fell 1.3% to a four-month low as waning appetite for risk hurt the euro
Persistent buying by speculators led to upper limit
Global market cues also pulled the prices lower
Reports of fall in production also triggered prices
Weak domestic and export demand let to major sell off in the market
Global cues also took the edible oil down
Slower economic growth in China led to decline on LME
Lower output expectations led to rise in prices
Fresh demand from spot market, inquiries from pharmaceuticals led to gain
Silver was also dragged by a sell-off in base metals
Special margin on long positions also triggered speculators to go on a buying spree
Unrestricted exports triggered bulk demand from consumers
Asian trade was slim after weak Chinese data
Prices dragged by over 1% fall on LME
Lower crushing of seeds by local mills affects supply industry asks for government help to prop up prices
Gold losing glitter, while silver falls to 5-month low, as investors said to be moving towards dollar