Cheer in commodity markets as SEBI tweaks time for margin computation

Margin call beyond banking hours result in inability of the members and client to transfer funds to the clearing corporation despite having ready funds available with them. The market... Read more »

CPAI’s 7th International Convention on commodity market development to be held tomorrow

– Commodity Participants Association of India (CPAI) is organising its 7th International Convention in New Delhi on July 13th, 2019 – The theme of the Convention is “Building Indian... Read more »

ICEX to launch Black pepper contracts: Fast track growth post NMCE merger

Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX) has launched and revamped the black pepper futures contract on 20 May 2019. The change in the contract has been brought upon following extensive... Read more »

SEBI orders agri-commodity derivative exchanges to create fund for farmers

Sebi on Wednesday asked the exchanges handling the agri-commodity derivatives to create a fund for farmers and FPOs in which the regulatory fee forgone by the regulator would be... Read more »

Domestic iron ore prices rise 3-4% in CY2019 in global supply, say Crisil ratings.

Global iron ore prices have rose 30% to $90/ tonne as of February 2019 from $69 per tonne in December 2018 because of supply disruption at Vale’s mines in... Read more »

Sugar mill operating margins goes up by 300-400 bps, cane arrears lowers to 18% this season

Operating margins of sugar millers could improve by 300-400 basis points (bps) in sugar season (SS) 2019 (October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019) following a ~7% increase in... Read more »

Turmeric prices drop low, new crop arrives

Turmeric prices have dropped low as compared to the same period last year.  Studies say that the new crop has surfaced in the key-producing regions of Tamil Nadu and... Read more »

Zinc drops low amidst U.S- China trade tensions.

Zinc dropped to a two-week low on Monday along with other industrial metals as speculators sold as precautions against concerns about U.S.-China trade talks and global growth. China expressed... Read more »