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Gold Rebounds After Sixth Weekly Loss

Gold futures closed higher in the domestic market on Monday after suffering a sixth weekly loss in a row and touching the lowest level in more than 10 months last week.Precious metal trading continues to track dollar gains and the stock market’s ca...

Silver Down On Weak Global Cues

Silver futures closed lower in the domestic market on Monday as participants engaged in trimming their positions taking weak cues from global market. Marketmen attributed the fall in silver prices at futures trade to a weak trend in the precious meta...

Crude Oil Rises On Geopolitical Tension

Crude oil futures closed higher in the domestic market on Monday amid news that a Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot and killed in Ankara.Traders said news of the murder of Ambassador Andrey Karlov raised concerns about geopolitical risks and help...

Aluminium Futures Slide On Subdued Physical Demand

Aluminium futures were trading lower during morning trade in the domestic market on Tuesday as participants remained on the sidelines in the industrial metal amid subdued physical demand for aluminium at the domestic spot market.Further, sluggish phy...

Lead Futures Slip On Diminishing Demand

Lead futures were trading lower during morning trade in the domestic market on Tuesday as investors and speculators indulged in trimming their positions in the industrial metal amid diminishing physical demand for lead, from battery-makers, in the do...

Oil Eases As Traders Start Winding Down Positions In Run-Up To Holiday Season

Oil prices eased on Tuesday as traders began to unwind positions in the run-up to the year-end holiday season. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were trading at $51.97 per barrel at 0134 GMT, down 15 cents from their last settlemen...

Gold Eases As Germany, Turkey Killings Fail To Prompt Safe-Haven Buying

Gold fell on Tuesday after deadly incidents in Germany and Turkey failed to spur safe-haven buying, with markets focused on the possibility of further U.S. interest rate hikes next year. The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and kille...

Copper Prices Declined

LME Copper prices declined by 2.5 percent last week to close at $5496.5/t, although, favorable Chinese economic data brightened demand prospects for the metal. Upside remains limited as the US dollar is trading at its highest in 14 years after the US...

Crude Oil Tepid Ahead Of Holiday Season

Crude oil futures were trading on subdued note during afternoon trade in the domestic market on Tuesday as investors and speculators exited their positions in the energy commodity ahead of the upcoming Christmas weekend and the week running up to New...

Yellow Metal Loses Sheen On Global Cues

Gold futures fell during afternoon trade in the domestic market on Tuesday as investors and speculators exited their positions in the precious metal, despite attacks in Germany and Turkey failed to buoy safe-haven buying, also markets focused on the...

Copper Futures Keep Head Above Water

Copper futures were trading higher during afternoon trade in the domestic market on Tuesday as investors and speculators widened their positions in the industrial metal on uptick in physical demand from consuming industries at the domestic market ami...

Zinc Futures In Reverse Gear

Zinc futures were trading lower during afternoon trade in the domestic market on Monday as investors and speculators trimmed their positions in the industrial metal to book profits. Traders said participants indulged in profit-booking at prevailing l...

Gold Rebounds After Hitting 10-Month Lows

Gold futures closed higher in the domestic market on Friday as it regrouped a bit after plunging to a 10-month low as the US Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rates by a quarter point and increased its expectations for the number of rate h...

Crude Oil Rises As Oil Producers May Curb Output

Crude oil futures closed higher in the domestic market on Friday as traders were encouraged by signs that major oil producers will adhere to the pledge to curb output but still concerned about potential production increases in the U.S. and Libya.The...

Silver Rises On Strong Global Cues

Silver futures closed higher in the domestic market on Friday after participants raised their bets amid firming global trends. Analysts attributed the rise in silver prices at futures trade to a firming trend in the precious metals overseas.At the MC...

Copper Is Currently Trading Lower

LME Copper is currently trading lower by 0.4 percent at $5614/t. Copper prices will trade sideways today although dollar index is weak today by around 0.2 percent. However, Chinese optimism and Indonesia’s upcoming supply woes would support pr...

Gold Prices Declined By 2.1 Percent

Last week, spot gold prices declined by 2.1 percent to close at $1134 per ounce extending losses for third consecutive week, while MCX gold prices declined by around 1.5 percent in the same time frame. Prices traded to a 10-1/2-month low on afte...

Oil Prices Rose By 0.8 Percent

Last week, oil prices rose by 0.8 percent to close at $51.9 per barrel, while MCX oil prices rose by around 1 percent in the same time frame. After sliding to its lowest level in a week in volatile trade, but a surging dollar did not pressure prices...

Aluminium Dips On Muted Demand

Aluminium futures were lower during morning trade in the domestic market on Monday as participants remained on the sidelines in the industrial metal amid muted physical demand for aluminium at the domestic spot market.Further, sluggish physical deman...

Lead Futures Down On Diminishing Demand

Lead futures fell during morning trade in the domestic market on Monday as investors and speculators trimmed their bets in the industrial metal amid sluggish physical demand for lead, from battery-makers, in the domestic spot market. Further, a...


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