Commodity Watch
Gold gains marginally; silver climbs to Rs 60,172
In the international market, gold traded in the green at $1,766 per ounce and silver flat at $22.74 per ounce.
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Here is a look at how different commodities are behaving in today’s market.
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In the last one year, Nifty Metal Index has rallied over 150 per cent. Now, thanks to rising crude and gas prices, related stocks have also started rallying. But, DSP says this is nothing compared with what the metal sector made in earlier rallies.
Gold rate today: Yellow metal almost flat, silver marginally higher
The spot price of the yellow metal has inched higher compared to the previous day, whereas silver has declined about Rs 400 per kg during the period under review.
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Oil drops for 2nd session on unexpected rise in US inventories
Oil prices dropped for a second session Thursday, under pressure from an unexpected rise in U.S. crude stocks that raised concerns over demand after prices rallied to multi-year highs. U.S. crude slid 0.43%, or 33 cents, to $77.10 a barrel after the market climbed on Wednesday to $79.78, the highest since November 2014. Brent crude 2 cents, to $81.06 a barrel.
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In the international market, gold traded in the green at $1,766 per ounce and silver flat at $22.74 per ounce.
Lower global production caused the crumbling down of inventories in key consumers like the US and Europe.
Along with increased stainless-steel production, depleting inventories across exchanges hinted at potential tightness in the global Nickel market.
Currently, customs duty on crude palm oil is 15 per cent, while it is 45 per cent for all other categories of palmolein (RBD Palm Oil, RBD Palmolein, RBD Palm Stearin and any Palm Oil other than Crude Palm Oil).
Ashu said the department of agriculture and farmers' welfare expect the arrival of 130 lakh tonnes of wheat in the local markets (mandis). He said the state has increased the number of procurement centres from 1,872 to 4,000.
On MCX, rubber futures for June 30 delivery ended at Rs 17,190 per 100 kg, down by Rs 17 or 0.04 per cent, having fluctuated around the flatline between Rs 16,960 and Rs 17,325 earlier in the day.
On MCX, the June 30 mentha oil futures contract surged as much as 5.66% to touch a one-year high of Rs 1,040 per kilogram before giving up some of those gains.