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Mentha oil up 0.6% on spot demand

Oil for November delivery rose by 0.59%

Crude palm oil up 0.5% on firm global cues

Oil for October delivery increased by 0.46%

Castorseed up 1.5% on spot demand

Marketmen said pick up in demand of castoroil from consuming industries like paint makers led the rise

Coriander up 2.9% on spot demand

Increased buying by speculators on pick up in spot market demand against tight stocks on restricted arrivals from producing belts influenced coriander prices

Cardamom up 3.9% on restricted arrivals

Spice for delivery in November edged up by 0.23%

Crude oil up 0.6% on firm overseas cues

Market analysts attributed the rise in crude oil futures to a firming trend in Asia

Zinc up 0.5% on firm spot demand, global cues

Metal for delivery in October traded higher by 0.43%

Lead up 0.1% on strong demand, overseas cues

Metal prices for delivery in November rose by 0.15%

Nickel up 0.4% on spot demand, overseas trend

Increased domestic demand from alloy-makers at spot markets, rebound in copper and other base metals at the LME influenced nickel futures

Copper up 0.3% on global cues, spot demand

Metal prices for delivery in February last year was up by 0.28%

Oil rebounds on breakthrough hopes in US budget crisis

The White House moved to convene meetings with leading members of Congress

Extended rains boost rabi crop prospects

Sharad Pawar forecast India's wheat output to exceed record of 94.9 mt set in 2011-12 crop year (July-June)

Textile companies' stocks up as export demand improves

Lower cotton prices help companies to keep raw material cost under control

Himachal apple box size to be standardised

Apparel exports up 14.9% in Sep

Export-led employment grew by 6.5 per cent in April-June

Sugar exports to get a lift from refining growth abroad

India, which has exported only small quantities of sugar lately, could ship as much as three mt in 2013-14

Gold refineries shutting bulk operations

Supply through recycling of used gold declined to around 10 tonnes in the second quarter of the current calendar year

Rubber growers seek hike in import duty; ind opposes

Natural rubber growers have sought an increase in the import duty to Rs 34 per kg from the current Rs 20

Cotton output at 370 lakh bales this year, exports may be flat

Agriculture Ministry has pegged the cotton output at 353 lakh bales for this season

Soyameal exports touch all time high of over Rs 10000 cr

Exports of soyameal during the same period last year stood at Rs 7,745.36 crore: SOPA