Page 3 - Commodity Prices

Benchmark indices extend winning streak as commodity prices moderate

Buying in IT stocks - spurred by a global trend - accounted for the bulk of the gains in the benchmark indices

FMCG firms' margins may face pressure next quarter as commodity prices rise

This comes even as raw material prices cool

RBI acts in forwards market to protect forex reserves, pulls down premiums

This move by the central bank results in premiums crashing

Nifty auto index surges 7% in biggest weekly advance in 17 months

The latest gain comes on the back of easing commodity prices and supply chain issues

Easing commodity prices aid market rally; indices jump 2.6% during week

FPI selling in June nears Rs 50,000 crore

India facing twin deficit problem due to commodity prices, subsidy: FinMin

Ministry's report urges rationalising non-capex spend not only for protecting growth supportive capex but also to avoid fiscal slippages

India better placed than many others to avoid stagflation: RBI article

The article noted that global economic conditions continue to deteriorate as ratcheting up of commodity prices and financial market volatility have led to heightened uncertainty

MCX Crude Oil may test Rs 9,000-mark; Key hurdle for Natural Gas at Rs 590

The MCX Natural Gas futures can slide all the way towards its 100-DMA placed at Rs 485-level; Crude Oil prices may see share reaction on breakout of the Rs 9,000-9,700 expected trading band.

No sign of overcapacity yet as global commodity prices come off peaks

The exception is energy, which isn't dictated by liquidity conditions, but by decisions of the Opec-plus cartel, where plenty of other factors come into play

High commodity prices continue to weigh on trade deficit: Acuite

The expectation of the expansion of the current account deficit is not just driven by elevated global commodity prices, but is also linked to the unlocking of the economy reviving pent-up demand and improved vaccination cover aiding an organic recovery in the economy, ratings and research firm Acuite Ratings & Research said in a report.

GDP slowdown in Q4 due to impact of Covid, high commodity prices: Experts

The GDP expanded by 4.1 per cent in the final quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year, according to data released by the National Statistical Office.

Monetary policy will be calibrated to rein in inflation: RBI annual report

Surplus to government fell due to large transfer to Contingency Fund

A softer approach on commodities this time even as shortages loom globally

Unlike in the past, the Centre isn't restricting movement within the economy, but has only imposed export curbs. Consequently, there is no rush to use the Essential Commodities Act

India's economic growth may have slowed to 3.5% in Q4 of FY22: Icra Ratings

The agency said the hiccups in the recovery of the contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth in the quarter

WEF 2022: Why are global food commodity prices near an all-time high?

Higher global food prices are part of a wider trend of cost-of-living increases already at work in both advanced and emerging economies.

From soaps to biscuits, price hikes by FMCG firms may not dim the pain

According to data by Bizom, mid-single-digits to double-digit price rises are being seen in all essential foods because of the increase in input, logistics, and packaging costs

Inflation-brace for aftershocks

Goods producers have passed on more input cost increases than services producers

Fears of global slowdown hit global equities, EU stocks, commodity prices

Asian markets had suffered their worst day in over a month overnight on fears that Beijing was about to go back into a Covid-19 lockdown

A good amount of selling may be over: MIB Securities India CEO Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah, CEO, MIB Securities India, tells Puneet Wadhwa that retail money inflows into markets would decline with the start of the interest-rate expansion.

Economy to feel pinch of higher commodity prices: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

'Employment generation is both a near-term and long-term priority', said Nageswaran