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Potato up 0.2% on pick-up in demand
Commodity for delivery in April shed 0.1%
 "Potato up 0.2% on pick-up in demand")
Refined soya oil down 0.5% on weak demand
Oil for delivery in March shed 0.34%
 "Refined soya oil down 0.5% on weak demand")
Chana down 1.1% on profit-booking
Commodity for delivery in May traded lower by 1.08%
 "Chana down 1.1% on profit-booking")
Zinc up 0.2% on spot demand, global cues
Metal for delivery in April traded higher by 0.16%
 "Zinc up 0.2% on spot demand, global cues")
Copper down 0.2% on weak global cues
Metal for delivery in June declined by 0.27%
 "Copper down 0.2% on weak global cues")
Silver up 1.3% on global cues, short-covering
In the international market, metal rose 1.5% to trade at $21.16 an ounce in Singapore
 "Silver up 1.3% on global cues, short-covering")
Nickel down 0.1% on global trends, subdued spot demand
Metal for delivery in March traded lower by 0.13%
 "Nickel down 0.1% on global trends, subdued spot demand")
Gold up 0.6% on recovery in the global markets
Metal for delivery in April gained 1.3%
 "Gold up 0.6% on recovery in the global markets")
Oil prices ease in Asian trade
The weekly US stockpiles report will be released later in the day
 "Oil prices ease in Asian trade")
April-January jeera exports exceed 100,000 tonnes
Traders estimate in 2013-14 crop will rise 20% on 2012-13, owing to good sowing and weather conditions
 "April-January jeera exports exceed 100,000 tonnes")
Goan exporters see boom pass by as ore fails to move
State yet to allow lifting of stock from last month's auctions; meanwhile, price slumps abroad; bigger miners to wait for recovery
 "Goan exporters see boom pass by as ore fails to move")
Low prices abroad fuel rubber imports' surge
May cross 300k tonnes this year
 "Low prices abroad fuel rubber imports' surge")
Global iron ore prices see worst single-day decline on China slowdown
Prices fell $6 a tonne in Monday's trade, the steepest decline in recent years, analysts said. In China, spot ore slumped to $110 a tonne
 "Global iron ore prices see worst single-day decline on China slowdown")
NRIs on short trips barred from gold imports
Shipments to take further hit
 "NRIs on short trips barred from gold imports")
 "Soybean arrivals decline in MP market")
Retailers in Kerala hit hard by rising coconut prices
Like in Kerala, in Tamil Nadu, the largest producer, production was rather low
 "Retailers in Kerala hit hard by rising coconut prices")
Mentha oil down 0.7% on profit-booking
Oil for delivery in March declined by 0.65%
 "Mentha oil down 0.7% on profit-booking")
Palm oil down 0.4% on sluggish demand, global cues
Oil for delivery in April declined by 0.38%
 "Palm oil down 0.4% on sluggish demand, global cues")
Chana down 0.1% on profit-booking
Analysts attributed the fall in chana prices at futures to profit-booking by speculators
Cardamom up 0.3% on rising demand
Spice for delivery in April traded lower by 0.24%
 "Cardamom up 0.3% on rising demand")