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JPMorgan agrees to sell commodities unit for $3.5 billion

Mentha oil up 1.4% on good demand

Oil for April traded higher by 0.91%

Cardamom down 0.4% on profit booking

Marketmen said profit booking by speculators at existing levels and fall in demand at spot markets put pressure on the prices

Potato up 0.6% on pick-up in spot demand

Commodity for delivery in April also moved up by 0.46%

Nickel up 0.4% on global cues, industrial demand

Metal for delivery in three months climbed as much as 0.7% at the LME

Copper down 0.7% on global cues, subdued demand

Metal for delivery in April traded lower by 0.65%

Aluminium down 0.3% on global cues

Metal for delivery in March traded lower by 0.24%

Gold down 0.3% on weak global cues

April contract declined 0.14%

Crude prices ease in Asia

Investors locked in profits after recent sharp gains

Sugar output still shows effect of late crushing

Rise in steel demand in US, Europe a relief for Lakshmi Mittal

New FMC penalties for short collection of margin money

Some cause for hope on CAD control

Gold, coal and metal scrap imports likely to soften, textile export rising; concern, though, on edible oil and jewellery

Expect copper prices to rebound: Andrew Cole

Sugar output down 8.5% till Mar 15 of this year: ISMA

Production stood at 21 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year

Tea exports rise marginally in 2013

Production of tea during 2013 increased 6.6% at 1,200 million kilograms over 1126 million kilograms in the previous calendar year

Chana up 1.5% on good demand, limited supply

Commodity for delivery in May increased by 1.2%

European Union threatens to ban import of Indian fruit, vegetables

Nickel up 1.2% on firm demand, global cues

An encouraging trend in copper and other base metals in the global markets supported the upside

Zinc up 0.2% on overseas cues, spot demand

Metal for delivery in March also rose by 0.25%