When astro architect Neeta Sinha met Amitabh Bachchan in the summer of 1998, she instantly suggested that he should change his bunglow s name from Mansa to Jalsa to improve the positive energy around his house. But it s not name astrology that she does nor is it Vaastu shastra. Sinha makes kundlis or horoscopes for home. On her Delhi visit to fine tune fashion designers Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla s newly opened store at the Emporio Mall, Sinha explained the concept of horoscopes for homes and how
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Futures trading in the commodity exchanges reached a whopping Rs 8,97,816 crore till June-end in the current financial year on the back of more participation in the non-agricultural commodities counters.
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The government procured only around 11 million tonne of this, although on an average, it procures around 20% or more of the total of 70 million tonne wheat produced countrywide
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High stocks amidst low demand and indications of an increase in sowing acreage have combined to put downward pressure on prices
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On Thursday, July 19th, turnover on MCX in the first session up to 5 pm was Rs34.45BN, up 29.6% from turnover in the corresponding session of the previous day. Total number of trades was 65,503. Total turnover on Wednesday up to 11.30 pm was Rs91.41BN, up 21.8% from turnover of the previous day.
MCX Comdex -- the composite index of metals, energy and agri indices -- was up 0.55% at 2190.12 points, MCX Metal Index was up 0.37% at 2524.51 points, MCX Energy Index gained 0.87% at 2302.72 points
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Farm commodity prices monitored by the Department of Consumer Affairs have generally remained steady or have shown mixed trend in different centres across the country in the week ended July 13.
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The government will, in all likelihood, have to underwrite a good chunk of the funding necessary to maintain the buffer.
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The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) revised the position limits in pepper near month contract to 500 tonnes and 170 tonnes at member and client level respectively from earlier 300 and 100 tonnes.
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Meanwhile, trade circles, including Kottayam rubber dealers, have vehemently been calling for a ban of futures trade in rubber.
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What s more, New York s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark is trading at a premium to London s Brent benchmark for the first time since February
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Significantly, prices for raw sugar are understood to be only about $20-25 per tonne lower than white sugar prices at a time when global prices are showing a marked decline and Indian white sugar is fetching lower prices than the poorer Brazilian sugar.
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The government s decision to lift controls over sugar exports is unlikely to impact the quantum of sugar exports or the prices.
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Sugar units in the state are facing a threat of bust this season on the back of an asphyxiatingly bumper production and a bigger projection estimate for the next year.
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To achieve it, public sector trading companies such as STC and MMTC may each be asked to import 1 lakh tonnes of vegetable oils in August-September, aided by a hefty commission
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