Marriage season demand helps soya oil prices
Nickel up nearly 1% on LME
Local lead prices up 0.7% at Rs 112,6/kg
Festival season is coming in India, but physical buying of gold is not aggressive
Subdued demand also drags prices
Spot demand from beer and cattle-feed industries pushed prices
Speculators engage in creating positions, driven by ongoing wedding season demand amid a firming global trend
New scheme to include crop and price protection will encourage farmers to buy insurance products
More should be done to allow farmers to hedge risk
State charts out ways to tackle another season of crop bounty