Commodities
Oil powers higher as produces flock to Doha for crucial meet
16 Feb 2016
Though Russia, which is outside the Opec and is the world's top crude oil producer, has long refused to cut output, it has now signalled that it is not averse to cooperating with Opec
Financial Technologies to move court as govt orders merger of NSEL
13 Feb 2016
The merger will result into making NSEL and FTIL one single entity wherein all the assets and liabilities of NSEL will become assets and liabilities of the merged company
India’s gold demand to rise again this year: WGC
11 Feb 2016
India remained the second biggest consumer of gold in 2015 after China, where demand last year rose 3 per cent to 984.5 tonnes
Brent oil climbs slightly as commodities rally
19 Jan 2016
Sebi halves position limits for commodity traders to curb volatility in derivatives trading
16 Jan 2016
Mayhem on Wall St as oil plunges below $30
16 Jan 2016
More than a fifth of S&P 500 stocks fell to 52-week lows, with technology being the biggest loser, as oil fell to below $30 a barrel and worries grew about the slowdown in China
Govt scraps minimum export price for onions as prices crash
26 Dec 2015
Wholesale prices of onions are ruling at Rs10-14 per kg at Asia's biggest wholesale market for onion at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, much lower than its peak of Rs57 per kg in August
Brent crude futures hit an 11-year low near $36 a barrel
21 Dec 2015
Crude oil prices hit an eleven-year low on Monday amidst a steady rise in global production and record supply
RBI to tweak gold monetisation scheme
28 Nov 2015
Trader convicted in first US spoofing case
04 Nov 2015
Sebi board approves proposal for FMC merger
24 Aug 2015
Rising US stocks push crude prices to a fresh 6-year low of $42 a barrel
14 Aug 2015
Crude oil prices, which have been in a tailspin over the past 14 months amidst rising US production of shale oil and OPEC’s unwillingness to cut back on production, have led to a supply surge
Oil steadies after Monday’s rout as dollar slips
21 Jul 2015
Last week, the International Energy Agency had projected that global oil demand growth would slow next year to 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) from 1.4 million this year - far lower than needed to balance growing stocks
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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