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Commodity Watch

26 Apr | 07:28PM
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(Near month contract prices)

Commodity News

Tight stock position to sustain sugar prices in the near term: Icra

The Central government had earlier allowed duty free raw sugar imports of 0.5 million tons.

Weddings, Akshaya Tritiya to lift gold demand

"Akshaya Tritiya 2017 will herald a boom for the jewellery sector," said Nitin Khandelwal, Chairman, GJF.

Oil falls on bulging US crude inventories, ample global supplies

US WTI crude oil futures were trading down 13 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $49.43 per barrel at 0416 GMT.

Gold rate: Check out the current price

The yellow metal was trading 0.36 per cent, or Rs 104, down at Rs 28,710 per 10 gm around 10.10 am (IST).

Top News

  • Gold extends losses; down Rs 50 on weak demand
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Gold, silver trade lower in early trade; here's why

The yellow metal was trading 0.36 per cent, or Rs 104, down at Rs 28,710 per 10 gm around 10.10 am (IST).

Calender Spread

(Far - Near month contract)
COMMODITIES
SPREAD (Rs)
CHART (Day)
Calender Spread
(Far - Near month contract)
Calendar Spread means entering a long and short position on the same underlying asset futures but with different delivery months. The strategy to play with calendar spread is to understand how much premium/discount two different contracts are trading at.
Natural Gas
6
Castor seed
65
Crude Oil
42
Cotton
270
Silver M
493
Silver Micro
477
Crude Oil Mini
37
Silver
450
Copper Mini
4
Copper
4
Disclaimer:These Strategies are not ET recommended its a market overview.
  • Premium
  • /
  • Discount
(Near Month Futures - Spot Price)
COMMODITIES
FUTURES (Rs)
SPOT (Rs)
PREM / DISC
Calender Spread
Premium = Futures Price > Spot Price
Discount = Futures Price < Spot Price
Its relevance in derivatives market is to understand the trend whether it’s bullish or bearish. Moreover it helps arbitrageurs and hedgers to decide on cost of carry.
Natural Gas
208.0
195.6
12.40
Gold Petal
2953.0
2892.0
61.00
Silver 1000
41218.0
40496.0
722.00
Gold Guinea
23448.0
23162.0
286.00
Nickel Mini
596.2
592.2
4.00
Nickel
595.9
592.2
3.70
Cotton
20810.0
20700.0
110.00
Zinc
167.85
167.05
.80
Zinc Mini
167.8
167.05
.75
Copper
366.3
365.4
.90
Disclaimer:These Strategies are not ET recommended its a market overview.

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Precious Metals

 
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Akshaya Tritiya: BSE extends trading hours for gold ETFs, SGB
Occasions like Dhanteras, Diwali and Akshaya Tritiya are considered auspicious to buy valuables like gold in India.
  • Commodity wrap: Copper, nickel slump; crude oil surges
  • Strong rupee keeps investors away from gold

Oil & Energy

 
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Oil prices to hold below low $60s in 2017: Vitol Asia
March was a particularly tough trading period as it falls between peak winter and summer demand and many Asian refineries conducted maintenance.
  • US shale's the wild horse that Opec just can't tame
  • Commodity wrap: Copper, nickel slump; crude oil surges

Base Metals

 
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Commodity wrap: Copper, nickel slump; crude oil surges
Crude oil rose 0.52 per cent to Rs 3,500 per barrel in futures market on Wednesday as speculators engaged in widening positions, taking positive cues from Asian markets.
  • Commodity wrap: Cardamom falls, Crude palm oil tanks, wheat rises
  • Gold prices steady, base metals trade higher

Spices

 
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  • MCX
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Glut leads to red chilli prices crashing 60%, exports to surge
The price support scheme may not be of much use to growers as over 70% of them have already sold their produce
  • Commodity wrap: Copper, nickel slump; crude oil surges
  • Commodity wrap: Cardamom falls, Crude palm oil tanks, wheat rises
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Oil Seeds & Oils

 
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  • MCX
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Commodity wrap: Copper, nickel slump; crude oil surges
Crude oil rose 0.52 per cent to Rs 3,500 per barrel in futures market on Wednesday as speculators engaged in widening positions, taking positive cues from Asian markets.
  • Commodity wrap: Cardamom falls, Crude palm oil tanks, wheat rises
  • Commodity Wrap: Copper falls 0.50%, nickel slumps, cardamom inches up

Grains & Pulses

 
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  • MCX
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Commodity wrap: Cardamom falls, Crude palm oil tanks, wheat rises
Wheat prices went up by 0.67% to Rs 1,642 per quintal in futures trading today as speculators built up fresh positions.
  • Commodity roundup: Copper flat; nickel zooms; wheat rises
  • Commodity roundup: Soya oil up 0.22%, zinc plunges, copper rises

Plantation

 
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  • MCX
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PRICE
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Glut leads to red chilli prices crashing 60%, exports to surge
The price support scheme may not be of much use to growers as over 70% of them have already sold their produce
  • Cotton prices on MCX stabilise after falling last week
  • NCDEX imposes special margin on Kapas from March 22

Others

 
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  • MCX
COMMODITIES
PLACE
PRICE
UNIT
Commodity wrap: Copper, nickel slump; crude oil surges
Crude oil rose 0.52 per cent to Rs 3,500 per barrel in futures market on Wednesday as speculators engaged in widening positions, taking positive cues from Asian markets.
  • Commodity wrap: Cardamom falls, Crude palm oil tanks, wheat rises
  • Commodity Wrap: Copper falls 0.50%, nickel slumps, cardamom inches up
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