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Mentha oil up by 0.5% on spot demand

Besides, tight supplies in the physical market on restricted arrivals from Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh supported the upside

Crude oil up by 0.1% on overseas cues

Speculators went about creating positions amid a firm trend overseas

Cardamom up by 0.3% on rising demand

Speculators widened bets, taking positive cues from the spot market on rising demand

Petroleum ministry considers ethanol price hike as distilleries balk at supply

Distilleries seek waiver of excise duty on molasses which would raise their realisation by Rs 3 a litre

Oil prices edge up after losses

Concerns about a slowdown in the global economy combined with an oversupply have seen crude prices tumble more than 60%

Lacklustre Diwali for Surat's diamond workers

FCI fixes higher rice procurement target despite fears of crop loss

Observers say the paddy output in the ongoing kharif marketing season (October to September) might be five per cent less than last season

ACB orders probe into onion sale; Kejriwal govt cries foul

The move comes two days after an RTI activist and BJP leader, Vivek Garg, filed a complaint with the anti-graft body seeking a probe into it

Centre wants rabi harvest to double, will encourage farmers to sow more

Onions produced during rabi can be stored for a longer duration as compared to those coming at other times of the year

Steel makers drop discounts after 20% safeguard duty

Product prices increase Rs 2,500 a tonne

What is making Indian steel expensive?

Cost of production of hot rolled coils for India is $349 a tonne

Renuka Sugars to fully exit NCDEX

Motilal Oswal appointed advisor; company looks to make Rs 62 cr

Gold rises to Rs 26,540 on global cues, jewellers' buying

Silver remains under pressure, sheds another Rs 655 to trade at Rs 35,175 a kg

Nickel up by 0.7% on spot demand

Traders enlarged positions amid a firming trend in the spot market on increased demand from alloy makers

Cardamom gains by 1.2% on firm demand

Speculators widened positions driven by firm demand in the spot market

Lead falls by 0.5% on global cues

Furthermore, sluggish demand from battery makers in the spot market weighed on prices

Oil prices slip as China factory activity index tumbles

The fall signals weaker demand in the world's top energy consumer

Onion prices may fall 20% in two weeks

Karnataka crop arrives, harvesting in Gujarat to start next fortnight

Centre raises rabi grain output target due to monsoon revival

Target for 2015-16 set at 133 million tonnes, almost 6.62 million tonnes more than the actual production of 2014-15

Govt extends control order for pulses, edible oil

Control on edible oil and oil seeds to continue till September 2016; for the first time, those registered under warehousing regulator could come under stock limits