Page 7 - Commodity Prices

Strong volume growth, price hikes drive Street's optimism on Marico

It should deliver strong revenue growth with relief in the form of easing input costs

Rally in commodities still has plenty of room to run: Goldman and UBS

Raw materials are likely to surge 13.5 per cent in the next six months

'Longer duration funds may not be able to perform like they did last year'

Investors should stay true to their asset-allocation for investing for long-term goals. They may look at accrual-oriented funds, like the low duration and short-term funds

Indian markets among worst performers globally; experts see more pain ahead

Indian markets: A good tactical strategy in the near-term, according to analysts at Antique Stock Broking, is to allocate investible surplus to the Pharma sector as the coronavirus infection rate is o

Maruti to hike prices from April 1, other firms may follow as costs rise

India's largest carmaker will make a second round of price increase since January

Chana prices fall below MSP in several major mandis: Check details here

Chana production is expected to be over 11.6 million tonnes this year

India Inc braces for more price hikes as commodity inflation bites

Durables, automotive, realty sectors hit hard by rise in input costs

Analysts bet on defensive sectors amid rising inflation concerns

India's retail inflation, according to data released this Friday, surged to a three-month high of 5.03 per cent in February, as against 4.06 per cent in the previous month

Commodity price rise, bond yields could weigh on India Inc's earnings

Higher margins more than compensated for flat revenues during the quarter

Worried about the market crash? Here's how analysts interpret the fall

The market breadth was in favour of the bears with the advance-decline ratio at nearly 1:2

Crude oil's fate could be in hands of commodity supercycle

OPEC+ will have an important say in how the oil supercycle plays out. Oil prices are now at a level that could bring at least the smaller US operators back and even start to tempt renewed longer-cycle

'Current yields will lead to mark-to-market losses for banks'

Rate hikes will be something which we can expect when the borrowing programme comes down and economic growth prospects are strong, Nagarjan said

Keeping track of cost structure amid rising commodity prices: Maruti Suzuki

Increasing commodity prices, specially those of rhodium and palladium, which are used in catalysers to meet strict emission norms, are putting cost pressure on automobile makers, according to a senior official of Maruti Suzuki India. The company, which had hiked prices of its vehicles in January, however is not planning to pass on the burden to consumers in the near future although it is keeping a close eye on its cost structure. With the supply of semiconductors becoming a challenge for the automotive industry, Maruti Suzuki is also watching the situation closely although it will have normal supply this month. "In commodities, prices have gone up dramatically this year, especially that of steel, and rhodium and palladium, which are used in catalysers of BS-VI vehicles. "Demand across the world has gone up but its mining happens only in Russia and South Africa. There, the mining was much lesser because of the pandemic," Maruti Suzuki India Executive Director (Marketing & Sales) ...

Q4 recovery, debt reduction likely to drive gains for UPL: Analysts

December quarter was impacted by currency headwinds, dry weather in the key LatAm market

How emerging uptick in commodity prices spells good news for Indian firms

A key reason the upswing in the commodity cycle is likely to help India is the relative performance of the dollar vis-a-vis the rupee

WPI inflation eases in sync with retail, but core spikes in December

Softens to four-month low of 1.22% in December from 1.55% in November as food items enter deflationary zone; core inflation at 2-year high of 4.2%

Exports decline for second month in a row, trade deficit at ten-month high

Exports fell sharper at 8.7% in November from 5.1% in October, as demand remained muted in major overseas markets due to Covid-induced lockdowns

Commodity picks: December 14 2020

The price is expected to trade lower at Rs 1,400 a quintal following ample wheat supplies

Vedanta: Rising commodity prices, dividend hopes augur well for the stock

Market experts say the stock had seen good gains in the past two months and touched Rs 140 levels in expectation of the delisting going through at Rs 170-plus per share

Commodity picks: 12 October, 2020

Festive demand will keep buyers active, while limited availability will support prices