Commodity Markets

India Asks Steel Mills to Lower Prices; Shares Fall (Update1)Bloomberg - 14 hours agoBy Pratik Parija and Debarati Roy May 7 (Bloomberg) -- India asked Steel Authority of India Ltd. and other steelmakers to reduce prices for a second time ... [visit website]

Pakistan and India to sign gas transit fee agreement soonDaily Times, Pakistan - 2 hours ago... from India as transit fee. When asked whether government would cap the oil prices in the country before the upcoming budget to facilitate the consumers, ... [visit website]

India pepper futures pare losses on export demandReuters India, India - 6 May 2008In Vietnam, the world's largest producer and exporter, prices were at about 00 per tonne, while in India prices have come down to 50 from 00, ... [visit website]

Thaindian.comIndia announces steep duties on Basmati rice, other measures to ...International Herald Tribune, France - 11 hours agoAP NEW DELHI: Grappling with rising inflation, India announced a slew of measures this week to combat rising food prices, including steep duties on ... [visit website]

UPDATE 1-India gold demand firms on easing pricesReuters India, India - 14 hours agoAkshaya Tritiya, south India's biggest gold buying festival, falls on May 7. "The demand is improving gradually due to falling prices...it is expected to ...UPDATE 1-India gold demand moderate ... [visit website]

UPDATE 1-Brazil suspends rice exports to contain pricesReuters - 1 hour ago... surge in prices," the statement said. Brazil has 1.6 million tonnes of rice in government warehouses. Brazil followed on the steps of India and Vietnam, ... [visit website]

Atta prices may rise as mills find it hard to get wheatHindu Business Line, India - 5 hours ago“All over India, the private trade is not allocated wagon and railways are allocating wagons for moving wheat purchased by the Food Corporation of ... [visit website]

India's pepper futures fall on lower foreign pricesReuters India, India - 22 Apr 2008MUMBAI, April 22 (Reuters) - India's pepper futures gave up early gains to end down on Tuesday on the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX), ...India chana seen ... [visit website]

Deccan, Exide, Reliance, Tata Steel: India Stock PreviewBloomberg - 19 hours agoSteel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL IN), the nation's second-biggest maker of the metal, also agreed to hold prices for the period. It added 5.5 rupees, ...Indian shares slip ... [visit website]

Calgary HeraldThe price of rice will riseInternational Herald Tribune, France - 9 hours agoSubsidies in countries as diverse as India and Malaysia divert money from agricultural investment while discouraging consumption of alternative foods. ...Rice Climbs to Record as World Bank Warns of ... [visit website]