Guarseed prices declined by Rs 28, or 1.33 per cent, to Rs 2,084 per quintal in futures trade today on continuous selling by traders at existing higher levels.

Guarseed futures weakens on continuous selling

Press Trust of India

Turmeric prices rose by Rs 114, or 0.96 per cent, to Rs 11,930 per 100 kg in futures trade, as speculators enlarged their positions, taking cues from firming trend at spot markets.

Turmeric futures up 0.96% on spot demand

Refined soya oil fell by Rs 4.90, or 0.99 per cent, to Rs 489.90 per 10 kg in futures trade today, as traders indulged in profit-booking at higher levels, influenced by falling demand in the spot market.

Refined soya oil declines on profit-booking

Mustardseed prices weakened by Rs 3.75, or 0.69 per cent, to Rs 537 per 20 kg in futures market today on profit booking by traders, driven by weak spot market sentiment.

Mustardseed futures eases on profit taking

Gold prices fell from record level by losing Rs 100 to Rs 19,370 per ten grams in the national capital today on emergence of scrap gold jewellery selling amid weakening global trend.

Gold falls from record level on scrap selling, global cues

Sugar prices slipped at the Vashi wholesale market here today due to adequate stock positions coupled with reduced stockists buying.

Sugar drifts on ample supply

Silver prices dropped by Rs 140, or 0.44 per cent, to Rs 31,372 per kg in futures trading today on reduced offtake and fall in demand at existing higher levels in the spot market.

Silver futures down on reduced offtake

Gold prices declined by Rs 23, or 0.12 per cent, to Rs 19,182 per ten gram in futures trade today, as speculators reduced their positions in tandem with a weak global trend.

Gold futures decline on global cues

Palmolein and soyabean oil prices declined by Rs 20 per quintal in the oils and oilseeds market today in tandem with a weakening global trend.

Palmolein, soyabean decline on weak global cues

Bajra prices rose by Rs 20 per quintal due to lacklustre trade in the wholesale grains market today on pick up in industrial demand.

Bajra rises on increased offtake

Select pulses, urad and masoor, traded up to Rs 100 per quintal higher in the wholesale pulses market today on rising demand, driven by festive season amid restricted arrivals from producing belts.

Urad, masoor up as demand rises

Copper and other base metal prices continued to slid for the third day by losing another up to Rs 5 per kg in the local non-ferrous metal market today, tracking weak trend in overseas markets.

Base metals soften on global trend

Steady conditions persisted in the local plastic market today, as most of polymers moved in a tight range on subdued demand and settled around previous levels.

Polymers remain flat in thin trade

The wholesale jaggery prices ended on a quiet note in the national capital today on restricted buying support against adequate stocks position.

Gur closes quiet on some support

Surge in rubber prices in the international markets coupled with increased buying from tyre makers may push the prices of the commodity in the domestic market to Rs 18,000 per quintal level.

Rubber prices may go up to Rs 18,000 per quintal level

Groundnutoil prices shot up to an all -time record high at the oilseeds market here today due to sustained buying from stockists and retailers amidst festive demand.

Groundnutoil scales new high on brisk demand

None of the food items shows signs of softening in the near term, say experts.

Inflation dip not to bring respite to consumers

Business Standard

India&rsquo;s tea exports are likely to drop marginally to 190 million kg in 2010-11 (April-March) due to rising domestic demand and expectation of slight fall in output this year, said N. Muraleedharan, adviser, Tea Research Foundation at United Planters&rsquo; Association of Southern India (Upasi).

India's exports may fall 5%

After several years, a consignment of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe arrived in Mumbai last week. The trade here is hoping this will mean an end to the &lsquo;blood diamond&rsquo; problem that had stopped legal imports from Zimbabwe.

Re-import of Zimbabwe gems enthuses diamond trade

Cotton and sugar cane harvests in India, the second-biggest producer of the two commodities, may be delayed because of an extended monsoon season, tightening global supplies and bolstering prices, industry officials said.

Excess rain may affect cotton, cane harvest

The festive season has augured well for the petrochemical market with prices rising for every category.

Petrochemical prices recover on festive demand

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