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Cotton crop this year may be a record
Traders peg production at 3.7 million bales, compared with 3.4 million bales last year, though area under crop remains the same
 "Cotton crop this year may be a record")
Jewellers seek to expand presence abroad
Look for rapid expansions outside India as there are no supply issues for exports
 "Jewellers seek to expand presence abroad")
Amid soaring prices, dehydrated variety provides hope
Dehydrated onions were about 10 times cheaper than fresh variety sold in market
 "Amid soaring prices, dehydrated variety provides hope")
Extended Diwali holiday may push up onion prices again
Poor response to import tender could further squeeze supplies
 "Extended Diwali holiday may push up onion prices again")
No Diwali glitter for gold; jewellery sales seen plunging 60%
Due to a slew of government curbs to contain current account deficit, there was no gold import in August and Septembe
 "No Diwali glitter for gold; jewellery sales seen plunging 60%")
Gold down over 1% on Mumbai spot
Gold on the international market is down due to money going into equity markets as they are trading higher
 "Gold down over 1% on Mumbai spot")
Cardamom up 1.3% on spot demand
Spice for delivery in December traded higher by 0.3%
 "Cardamom up 1.3% on spot demand")
Coriander down 1.5% on profit-booking
Spice of December delivery declined by 1.4%
 "Coriander down 1.5% on profit-booking")
Mentha oil down 0.8% on profit-booking
Oil for delivery in November traded 0.3%
 "Mentha oil down 0.8% on profit-booking")
Potato up 0.8% on spot demand
Commodity for delivery in March moved up by 0.7%
 "Potato up 0.8% on spot demand")
Crude palm oil rises 0.3% on spot demand, overseas cues
Oil for November delivery rose by 0.33%
 "Crude palm oil rises 0.3% on spot demand, overseas cues")
Crude oil down 0.1% on global cues
Oil prices for December delivery moved down by 0.05%
 "Crude oil down 0.1% on global cues")
Zinc down 0.5% on global cues, subdued spot demand
Metal for delivery in current month fell by 0.51%
 "Zinc down 0.5% on global cues, subdued spot demand")
Aluminium down 0.1% on weak global cues
Subdued demand in the domestic spot markets weighed on the metal prices
 "Aluminium down 0.1% on weak global cues")
Lead down 0.4% on subdued spot demand, global cues
Metal for delivery in November shed 0.37%
 "Lead down 0.4% on subdued spot demand, global cues")
Nickel down 0.4% on overseas trend, subdued demand
Metal for delivery in October fell by 0.3%
 "Nickel down 0.4% on overseas trend, subdued demand")
Copper down 0.2% on weak global cues
Metal for delivery in November fell by 0.19%
 "Copper down 0.2% on weak global cues")
Silver futures down 1.7% on weak global cues
Metal for delivery in far-month February declined by 1.6%
 "Silver futures down 1.7% on weak global cues")
Gold futures down 0.5% on weak global cues
Metal for delivery in far-month February shed 0.4%
 "Gold futures down 0.5% on weak global cues")
Oil prices ease in Asian trade
The US Federal Reserve kept its stimulus programme unchanged
 "Oil prices ease in Asian trade")