Sugar prices closed higher by Rs 50 per quintal in the national capital today, following fresh buying by stockist and retailers amid restricted supply.

Sugar prices rise on better offtake

Press Trust of India

Copper and nickel prices rose up to Rs 5 per kg on the local non-ferrous metal market today on fresh buying by stockists influenced by a firm trend in global markets.

Copper, nickel up on global cues

Sugar prices rose at the Vashi Wholesale market here today on robust demand from stockists and bulk traders.

Sugar rises on brisk demand

Copra Rajapur prices fell sharply at the spices market here today due to reduced demand from stockists and retailers amidst higher supply position.

Select copra drops on sluggish demand

Most of the base metals rose at the non-ferrous metal market here today due to good stockists demand amidst bullish trend in global market.

Base metals rise on global cues

Refined palmolein rose modestly at the oils and oilseeds market here today due to fresh demand from retailers amidst higher Malaysian advices.

Refined palmolein recover on better demand

This season may bring more profits on lower levy, better ethanol prices.

Sweet year ahead for sugar firms

Business Standard

The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (Atma) intends to persist with its charge of manipulation of natural rubber prices on the Ahmedabad-based National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE).

Tyre firms to again press rubber manipulation charge on NMCE

The other day the director general of Indian Sugar Mills Association Abinash Verma made an impassioned plea for the central government to announce the final price of ethanol to be procured by oil marketing companies (OMCs) for blending with petrol. Till such time the final price is announced, OMCs are to procure ethanol from indigenous sources at a uniform ex-factory ad-hoc price of Rs 27 a litre for its doping with petrol. According to Verma, sugar mills have finalised &ldquo;contracts with oil marketing companies for supply of about 600 million litres and delivery has begun.

Ethanol has a special appeal for India

Cotton prices in the open market this season have so far remained satisfactory, giving a sigh of relief to the growers. The incessant rain and flood that had marooned the fields initially dashed hopes of farmers as they feared that the crop would get discoloured and the price would fall drastically. However, the first round of sales that began in the third week of November saw farmers fetching remunerative prices as traders and millers picked up the product from various auction centres.

Cotton prices up despite rain

Supported by lower availability of stocks and good demand in spot markets, turmeric futures prices recovered by 0.52 per cent to Rs 9,580 per quintal.

Turmeric futures recover on tight stocks in spot markets

Copper futures prices fell by 0.57 per cent to Rs 381.40 per kg today, as speculators reduced their positions in view of monthly expiry, amid weak trend at spot markets even as the metal strengthened at the London Metal Exchange (LME).

Copper futures dip on profit taking

Potato futures prices rose by Rs 2.70 to Rs 664 per quintal today, largely supported by a firm demand at physical markets.

Potato futures up on physical demand

Crude palm oil futures prices declined by Rs 2.30 to Rs 504.10 per 10 kg today due to profit booking, driven by a subdued demand in spot markets.

Crude palm oil futures weaken on profit booking

Castorseed futures prices recovered by Rs 47 to Rs 3,500 per quintal today, following speculators covering their pending long positions created in the recent past.

Castorseed futures recover on short covering

Mentha oil futures fell by 0.06 per cent to Rs 1,249.50 per kg today, as traders booked profits at existing higher levels, amid fall in demand in the spot market.

Mentha oil futures fall on profit taking

Guarseed futures prices tumbled by Rs 40 to Rs 2,517 per quintal today, owing to profit booking at prevailing higher levels, in tandem with ample stock position and poor demand in physical markets.

Guarseed futures slip on profit taking

Pepper futures prices surged by Rs 124 to Rs 22,540 per quintal today, as speculators enlarged positions, driven by lower supplies in spot markets.

Pepper futures up on lower supply

The wholesale sugar prices ended on a quiet note in the national capital today, following scattered small trading against restricted supply.

Sugar ends steady in restricted trade

Buoyed by the rising spot demand, jeera futures prices recovered by Rs 60 to Rs 14,213 per quintal today.

Jeera futures rise on spot demand

Gur prices finished on a flat note in the wholesale jaggery market here today, following restricted arrivals against scattered demand.

Gur closes flat in thin trade

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