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Silver futures up by 0.4% on positive global cues

Speculators built up positions, taking positive cues from the overseas market

Cardamom rises 0.65% on spot demand

Tight inventories in physical market due to less arrivals from major producing belts support uptrend

Gold futures rise 0.26% on global cues

Traders enlarge positions as metal adds 0.2% in Singapore

Lead edges up 0.65% on global cues, spot demand

Traders widen positions on higher offtake from battery makers

Nickel up by 0.7% in futures trade

Rising demand at the domestic spot market from alloy-makers supported the upside

Crude oil up by 1.5% fuelled by global cues

Speculators widened their bets, tracking a firming trend in Asia

Zinc up by 0.4% in line with global trend

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

Oil prices extend gains in Asian trade

A weaker dollar and expectations that a rise in demand will ease a global supply glut helped prices

Why gold will continue to glitter

The US Federal Reserve's rate rise is the only concern; price in rupee terms will remain elevated

A misleading recovery

Problems of an unreformed sugar sector have not vanished

Govt seeks bids to hire partner to set up online agri market

Rs 100 crore has already been allocated in this year's Budget for development of this platform

Q2 gold imports at 3-quarter high

Observers say the trend suggests "import is returning to the normal prevailing three years ago"

Sebi says no proposal to ban soybean futures

Soybean price in both spot and futures markets jumped by 20% in last one month following reports of crop damage

Rubber production sees 15.4% drop

Price for bench mark grade RSS-4 dropped to Rs 110/kg

Gold weakens on sluggish demand; silver firms up

Silver, however, recovers by Rs 100 to Rs 36,800 per kg, coins trade flat

Crude palm oil sheds 0.9% on low demand

Higher supplies from producing areas, weak trend abroad fuel add to downward pressure on prices

Pest blights India's GM cotton crop, fuelling debate over risks

The pest attack is inflaming the debate over usage of GM crops

Cardamom falls by 0.5% on profit-booking

Speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels amid subdued demand in the spot market

Mentha oil rises by 0.7% on spot demand

Speculators enlarged positions, supported by rising demand in the spot market

Nickel up by 1.3% on firm spot demand

Speculators widened bets, tracking a firm trend in the spot market on increased demand from alloy makers