Cardamom prices lost Rs 3.60 to Rs 1,059.20 per kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels, driven by subdued spot market demand.

Cardamom falls 0.34% on profit-booking

Press Trust of India

Pepper prices surged by Rs 1,610 to hit its daily upper limit of four% to Rs 41,810 per quintal in futures trading today due to fall in supplies against strong domestic and export demand.

Pepper hits upper circuit 2nd day in row

Jeera prices rose by Rs 187.50 to Rs 13,800 per quintal in futures trading today as speculators enlarged their positions, driven by pick up in spot demand.

Jeera rises as demand picks up

Barley prices recovered by Rs 31 to Rs 1,563 per quintal in futures trading today following low level buying by traders.

Barley gains 2% on low-level buying

Potato prices gained 1.12% to Rs 881 per quintal in futures trading today as traders enlarged their positions on the back of rise in spot market demand against less arrivals from producing region.

Potato rises 1% on spot demand

Crude palm oil prices rose Rs 2.30 to Rs 549.90 per 10 kg in futures trading today as speculators enlarged their positions, driven by pick up in demand in the spot market.

Palm oil up on spot demand

Guarseed prices spurted by Rs 594 to Rs 22,162 per quintal in futures trade today due to brisk buying by speculators on limited stocks positions.

Guarseed rises further on low stocks

Supported by subdued demand in the spot market, lead prices shed 0.37% to Rs 106.95 per kg in the futures market today on reduced offtake by speculators.

Lead sheds 0.37% on subdued spot demand

Cottoseed oil cake prices hardened by Rs 20 to Rs 1,230 per quintal in futures trade today following heavy buying on the back of higher spot markets sentiment.

Cottonseed up 1.6% on increased buying

Zinc prices fell 0.53% to Rs 103.60 per kg in futures trading today on slack demand and weak global trend.

Zinc sheds 0.5% on lower global trend

Tracking a weakening global trend, copper prices declined by Rs 1.55 to Rs 427.10 per kg in futures trade today as speculators offloaded their positions.

Copper falls on weak global cues

The scarcity of iron ore is set to worsen in Karnataka in the next one or two months, as the ore sold through electronic auctions (e-auctions) is depleting fast. Of the 25 million tonnes (mt) of stockpile earmarked for auctioning, the monitoring committee supervising the auctions has so far released only 15 mt.

Iron ore scarcity set to worsen in Karnataka

Business Standard

The government has no plan to ban export of cotton yarn for now. Today, the Union textile ministry clarified that cotton yarn exports had not been banned and there was no proposal to do so.

No plan to ban cotton yarn exports

Oilmeal exports declined by 33 per cent to 470,000 tonnes last month from 703,000 tonnes in the year-ago period, according to the industry data released on Tuesday.

Oilmeal exports fall 33% in February

Gold regained some ground on Wednesday, after falling 2% in the previous session as worries about a possible Greek default resurfaced, but dealers expected bargain hunters and jewellers to snap up the metal at current levels.

Asia gold off 6-week low, Greek fears linger

Reuters 

Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade today amid lingering concerns over Western efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear programme, analysts said.

Oil prices higher on Iran concerns

Mentha oil prices climbed by 3% to Rs 2,443.40 per kg in futures market today on rising domestic and export demand against less arrivals from producing regions.

Mentha oil climbs 3% on rising demand

Potato prices surged by Rs 23.50, or 2.37%, to Rs 1,013 per quintal in futures market today on good spot demand.

Potato surges 2.3% on good spot demand

Silver prices moved up by Rs 257 to Rs 59,300 per kg in futures trading today as speculators created fresh positions, driven by pick up in spot demand.

Silver moves up in futures trade on spot demand

Tracking a firming global trend, gold prices rose by Rs 71 to Rs 27,918 per ten grams in futures trade today.

Gold rises by Rs 71 in futures trade

Tracking a firming global trend, nickel prices rose by 5.10 to Rs 960.50 per kg in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions.

Nickel up on global cues

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