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India Gold Meet

Delegates attending the conference will also be looking for prospects of a revival in jewellery demand

22 August 2010

India Festive Gold Sales Look Bright

Demand for gold in top consumer India hinges on a good monsoon, which boosts farm output and rural incomes

21 August 2010

The Bitter-Sweet Saga Continues

Nobody is happy with the interim measure to increase ethanol prices

17 August 2010

Gold Hits Near 2-Mth High, Scope For Gains Seen

Earlier this week, data showed that growth in Japan's economy slowed to a crawl in the second quarter

14 July 2010

India May Export 500,000 T Of Sugar In 2010-11

India is likely to produce 26 million tonnes of sugar, raw value, in the 2010-11 crop year

12 July 2010

Gold Retreats As Dollar Firms

Physically backed ETFs found favour with investors in the financial crisis, as they were seen as a safe haven

8 July 2010

LME In Talks With SGX On Cooperation

SGX was the most successful venue offering cleared iron ore swaps

5 July 2010

Weaker Investment Appetite For Gold

Gold edged below $1,210 an ounce in Europe on Monday but buying of gold in the world's top bullion consumer, India, was pressured by a nationwide strike over fuel price hike

1 July 2010

Sugar Tech Finds Fame In Africa

Indian technology and machines are much cheaper in cost than European and American counterparts

30 June 2010

India Gold Buying Slack; Weak Rupee Weighs

The August gold contract on the MCX was trading 0.07% higher at Rs 18,870 per 10 grams

30 June 2010

Gold Heads For Biggest Qtrly Gain Since '07

Holdings in the world's largest bullion-backed ETF hit a record as investors rushed for safety from tumbling stock markets

29 June 2010

Gold Down On Monsoon Onset, Prices Dent Demand

International gold bounced on Tuesday as bargain hunters resurfaced after a price drop

22 June 2010

Import Tax Not To Support Sugar Prices For Long

Last year India permitted duty-free sugar imports and set limits on stocks as output fell and prices soared

19 June 2010

Wealthy Families Up Gold Buys

Although historically allocations to gold tend not to exceed 5 per cent, many managers said they were now prepared to go well beyond that

18 June 2010

Gold Hits Record High at $1,257.85/oz

Gains in gold also took silver to a four-week peak at $18.91 an ounce

8 June 2010

Gold Breaches Rs 19,000-Mark

Gold futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) hit a record high of Rs 19,041 per 10 grams


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