The prices of silver and gold soared in the Indian markets, with global demands of metals increasing due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On the other side, the global stock markets recorded a downward trend in the past couple of weeks. The geopolitical tension and soaring oil prices have become the primary factor behind the …
The commodities market has seen a wild swing in the oil, metal and other raw material prices. This volatility of commodity prices has the potential to spill over the broader market. These swings on Tuesday saw more margin calls generated by the trading firm, which comes as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Impact …
The gold price dropped on Thursday, 21 April 2022, establishing a rebound in the dollar and US Treasury yields, which weighed on the demand for safe bullion. Get an insight into the fundamentals through the sections below. A Closer Look into the Matter At present, US gold futures stand at $ 1,956.20, indicating a flat …
Base metal prices have been on a roll, especially over the last one month. Be it aluminium, nickel, copper or zinc; most of these non-ferrous base metals have seen a rally. Let us look at four such non-ferrous metals and their performance, since July 2017. Aluminium and Nickel… After a fall in aluminium prices in …
Why Commodities? Commodities market holds its significance in every corner of the world as the need for consumption and production makes countries inter-dependent on each other. Countries which are self-reliant and produce more, export their products to other countries and vice-a-versa. It is this basic need which results in to flourishing global trade and in …
The long sought after product, “Commodity Options” is finally likely to see the light of day. With the SEBI announcing the framework for commodity options, the onus is now on the commodity exchanges and brokers to start offering the product to the customers. Before we get into the nuances of the SEBI announcement on commodity …
One of the key trends in the last few years has been the consistent weakening in the price of agricultural commodities. Be it cotton, food-grains, pulses or edible oil, most of these agri commodities have seen a consistent fall in price. This downtrend has been secular as the Bloomberg Agricultural Commodities index below illustrates… Over …
