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Nickel up by 0.8% on global cues

Rising demand from alloy-makers also influenced prices

Aluminium up by 0.5% on spot demand

A better trend in the base metals pack at the London Metal Exchange also influenced prices

Cardamom fall by 0.4% on sluggish demand

Traders engaged in reducing their positions, tracking a weak trend at spot market on muted demand

Copper up by 0.8% on overseas cues

Pick up in spot demand at the domestic markets also helped prices

Oil prices stuck below $30 on worsening glut fears

Iran ordered a boost to crude production after the West lifted sanctions exacerbating an already oversupplied global market

UP retains cane SAP at Rs 280/qtl

No rise in prices for 4th year, despite demands by farmer bodies

Commodity collapse has more to go as funds make bear bet

Oversupply, demand fall pulls down aluminium prices

New curbs on agri commodities won't impact hedging: Sebi

The changes made by Sebi will help in increasing of positions in far months

Basmati exporters eye better realisations as Iran opens up

Export volumes surged 23% during April-November 2015 over the year-ago period, indicating demand was good at lower price

Govt raises tariff value on gold and silver

Tariff value on gold has been raised to $354 per 10 gram and on silver to $457 per kg as per global price trends

Gold imports jump 179% to USD 3.80 bn in December

India imported 850 tonnes of gold during January-September period of 2015 as against 650 tonnes in the year-ago period

UP leaves sugarcane state-advised price unchanged at Rs 280 a quintal

Price unchanged from three years ago; delay in announcement due to opposing demands from industry, farmers

Cardamom down by 0.6% on muted demand

Higher supplies from producing belts also put pressure on prices

Mentha oil falls by 0.6% on muted demand

Traders reduced their positions, driven by low demand from consuming industries in the spot market

Aluminium up by 0.3% on global trend

Besides, increased demand at domestic spot markets influenced prices

Lead up by 0.4% on spot demand

Speculators built up bets on rising demand in the domestic spot market and a firming trend overseas

Nickel up by 0.9% on global cues

Pick up in demand at the domestic spot market also influenced prices

Gold again emerging as a safe haven

Geopolitical or growth concerns could result in bullion delivering good returns in 2016

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