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Zinc futures may bounce off ₹275

Traders can buy on a dip and look for a target of ₹290 




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Indian rice exports get delayed at ports as Customs officials hold up consignments

Exporters say they incur $70/tonne additional costs; Customs officials playing safe to verify if shipments are white or parboiled rice




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Crude oil up on fears of supply disruption

Market players feel that there could be escalation in tension in West Asia following the recent developments in the region




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Optimism in global commodities market over Chinese measures may be short-lived, say analysts

Subdued demand, struggling property sector may exert downward pressure on metals




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Storage in India’s key reservoirs down a tad this week

Level in 5 States below normal as over 70% of the country received deficient rainfall since Oct 1




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Edible oil import down by 6% in 11 months

India imported 145.35 lakh tonnes (lt) of edible oil during the first 11 months of the oil year 2023-24, against 154.68 lt in the corresponding period of the previous oil year




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SEBI panel mulls new category of commodity funds

MF investment in ETCDs is estimated to be under ₹10,000 crore




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Row over ISMA’s suggestion to regulate khandsari units

Opposing curbs, traditional sweeteners body BHAKTI says Centre should not be swayed by false narratives




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Crude oil futures dip amid easing Middle East tensions

Brent and WTI oil futures saw declines of over 3%, with MCX crude oil futures also experiencing significant drops.




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India’s oilmeal exports down by 8.5% in H1 of current fiscal

Shipments hit on lower rapeseed meal, castormeal consignments leaving the country




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MCX launches cottonseed wash oil futures contract

It will offer a robust price risk management solutions for the cottonseed oil industry




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Your cuppa to cost more as coffee roasters set to hike prices

Auction prices have more than doubled since the beginning of the year as domestic prices tail global trend




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Shift toward EVs could disrupt global oil market: International Energy Agency report

As China's rapid switch to electricity plays a significant role in disrupting the oil market, oil companies find they can sell more of their product to India




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Crude oil futures recover after Tuesday’s fall

October crude oil futures were trading at ₹5953, up by 0.30 per cent, and November futures were trading at ₹5931, up by 0.58 per cent, during the initial hours




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Global Organic Textiles Standards bans 5 Indian cotton firms for faking documents

Two firms used non-existent shipping firms to show transactions, the others submitted fake transaction certificates




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Crude oil futures rise amid declining US inventories

December Brent oil futures rose to $74.37, while November WTI futures climbed to $70.59.




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Aluminium futures retain positive bias

The price region between ₹228 and ₹230 is a demand zone




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Kandla Customs Commissioner orders release of ship detained in organic rice export irregularities

Tells Kandla traffic manager to allow another ship to set sail after getting release order from Gujarat HC




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India’s rice procurement drops by a half during October 1-15

Purchases for buffer stocks hit by storage and other issues in Punjab and Haryana




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Reservoirs with less than 50% storage down to single digit

Key dams’ water level unchanged at 87% of capacity this week




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Crude oil futures rise as US inventories decline 

Market players are also assessing the supply risks from West Asia following the tensions in the region




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MCX to launch monthly gold option contract

MCX reduces gold option expiry to monthly, improving liquidity and attracting more participants, benefiting jewellers and increasing revenue




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Global steel demand to drop a tad in 2024, rebound in 2025: worldsteel

Ongoing weakness in housing construction, driven by tight financing conditions and high costs, cited as reason for the fall in demand




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India decides to ease rice export curbs further

High-level inter-ministerial meeting clears scrapping $490/t MEP on white rice, 10% export duty on parboiled rice




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SEA survey estimates 27% increase in Gujarat groundnut production this season

Good rains this year and the increase in acreage might help Gujarat achieve a record groundnut production of 42.19 lakh tonnes this year, surpassing the previous record of 38.55 lakh tonnes set in 2021-22




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Crude check: Outlook is uncertain

Traders can stay out for now




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Crude oil futures rise as China cuts key lending rates

In India, October crude oil futures traded slightly lower at ₹5,850




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Natural gas: Futures in bear grip

Traders can consider going short 




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Stronger monsoon winds bringing more rainfall to arid regions of north-west India: Southampton varsity study

The study reports 40% increase in south-west monsoon rainfall over north-west India in recent years  




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Spinning mills in Gujarat, N. India seek quality cotton from Raichur region

Ongoing rains raise concern over quality, crop size across key producing regions




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Nickel prices likely to be under pressure on market surplus

Analysts peg its average price for 2024 at around $17,000/tonne




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Crude oil down due to concerns over slowing demand in China 

Market is also cautious about a potential increase in global oil supply as the OPEC+ is planning to restore production output in December




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Global oil prices should hopefully come down, says Oil Minister Puri

One thing that is very clear is there is no shortage of oil in the world, said Puri




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Weather experts divided over emergence of La Nina

APEC Climate Centre predicts the weather event from December




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Crude oil futures slip as industry data shows increase in US inventory 

US crude oil inventories rose by 1.64 million barrels for the week ended October 18. Market estimates had earlier pegged increase at 0.7 million barrels




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Not much relevance of windfall tax on crude now: Advisor to PM

Windfall Tax is to counterbalance the unusually high profits earned by oil and gas companies from high global crude oil prices




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Global steel output down 4.7% in September

India’s production decreased by a tad y-o-y




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SEA asks members not to increase prices of old stock of edible oil

Solvent extractors seek Centre’s help to export oilmeals




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India defers plan to hike minimum selling price of sugar, for now

The agri costs panel had recommended regular revision of the minimum price




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India’s diesel consumption likely to surpass 93 mt in FY25

Both August and September this year have witnessed a fall in diesel usage




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Diesel, petrol demand to grow 50,000-55,000 barrels per day Y-o-Y in Oct-Dec

India’s appetite for oil products in October-December is set to get a boost from the upcoming festival season as well as the agricultural season




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Board to convene consumers meeting next week over falling natural rubber prices

Rubber Board officials said prices exceeded Rs₹200 on June 11 but plummeted 24 per cent to ₹187 per kg by October 21. The Board may ask consumers to proactively purchase in the domestic market




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Storage in key Indian reservoirs unchanged for 3rd week in a row

They are higher than normal, filled to 87 per cent of the 180.852 BCM capacity




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Crude oil trades higher as market monitors developments in West Asia 

At 9.56 am on Friday, December Brent oil futures were at $74.50, up by 0.16 per cent, and December crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $70.28, up by 0.13 per cent




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Easing West Asia tensions bring back overseas tea buyers to Kochi 

Sales percentage increases as Russian buyers turn active




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Part of India’s sugar export quota to Maldives ‘diverted’ to Sri Lanka, Malaysia

Though exports are banned, shipments of 64,000 tonnes were allowed under special bilateral pact




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Festivals, agriculture, elections set to boost India's oil demand: S&P Global Commodity Insights

According to the commodities information services provider, India's oil demand decreased in September on a yearly basis, due to above normal rainfall, which affected road movement, construction, and mining activities




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Oil prices likely to fall after Israel shows restraint in strikes on Iran

Scores of Israeli jets completed three waves of strikes before dawn on Saturday against missile factories and other sites near Tehran and in western Iran, in the latest exchange in the escalating conflict between the Middle East rivals




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Crude oil futures dip after Israeli attack avoids Iranian oil facilities 

November natural gas futures were trading at ₹254.50 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Monday against the previous close of ₹258.20, down by 1.43 per cent




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CCI begins purchase of cotton for 2024-25 season at MSP from Telangana

The Centre has declared an MSP of Rs ₹7,121 per quintal for the medium staple and Rs ₹7,521 per quintal for the longer variety for the 2024-25 cropping season, an increase of around 7 per cent over previous year