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Commodity currencies remain generally weak today on mixed market sentiment. But buying is turned to European majors, with Swiss Franc having an upper hand. Dollar and Yen, on the other hand, soften mildly. The greenback has little reaction to record PPI reading. Meanwhile, it should be noted that major forex pairs are staying inside last

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Tuesday dipped Rs 68 to Rs 47,280 per 10 gram in line with weak international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, th precious metal settled at Rs 47,348 per 10 gram. Silver, however, gained Rs 114 to Rs 60,221 per kg from

Dollar and Yen rise following slightly negative risk sentiment. Major Asian indexes are generally lower, following the mild pull back in US overnight. Australian Dollar is leading commodity currencies lower. European majors are mixed with Euro trading a bit firmer than the others. Focuses will firstly turn to UK employment data and US PPI today.

Mumbai: The largest commodity exchange on Monday launched trading on nickel options, making it the third base metal derivatives on its platform. The exchange already offers base metal options on futures in copper and zinc and option contracts in gold, silver and crude. The exchange said nickel options contract will be based on 1,500 kg

Dollar and Sterling firm up mildly in overall quiet markets today. Commodity currencies are, on the other hand, trading lower. Investors are turning cautious ahead of the wave of central bank meetings later this week, in particular on Fed’s decision to faster the tapering pace. Oil prices also dip mildly even though OPEC upgraded demand

New Delhi: Gold prices rose by Rs 62 to Rs 47,262 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday in line with recovery in the precious metal in global markets, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 47,200 per 10 gram. Silver also moved higher by Rs

The markets are rather quiet in Asian session. Stock indexes are trading higher but no follow through buying is seen. In the forex markets, major pairs and crosses are stuck inside Friday’s range, with commodity currencies a touch firmer. Activity could remain subdued with an empty calendar for today. Yet, volatility is guaranteed with five

TOKYO: prices rose on Monday, extending gains from last Friday, helped by growing optimism that the Omicron coronavirus variant’s impact will be limited on global economic growth and fuel demand. Brent futures climbed 53 cents, or 0.7%, to $75.68 a barrel by 0100 GMT, after rising 1% on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained

India’s top oil and gas producer is seeking a minimum price of USD 3.5-4 for the natural gas it plans to produce from coal seams in Jharkhand and a field in Tripura. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has issued separate tenders seeking buyers of 0.02 million standard cubic meters per day of coal-bed methane

Gold prices edged higher on Friday but were headed for a fourth straight weekly fall as investors kept to the sidelines ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve‘s next policy move. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,776.23 per ounce by 0057 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.1% to

Investors seemed to have already put Omicron risks behind last week, with markets turned back into risk-on mode. But the forex markets were indeed quite mixed. Commodity currencies were the strongest ones, but the rebounds are looking more like corrective. Yen was the worst performer, but the pull-backs were very shallow Dollar remain stuck in

NEW DELHI: Gold prices inched higher on Friday but were poised for a fourth straight weekly fall as investors eyed key US inflation numbers. Inflation numbers could provide clues on the Federal Reserve’s next policy move. Bullion prices have fallen in the week as investors worried about higher inflation. Gold futures on MCX were up

The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks rose +4.27 mmb to 1222.16 mmb in the week ended December 3. Crude oil inventory slipped -0.24 mmb to 432.87 mmb, compared with consensus of a -1.71 mmb decrease. Inventory increased in 3 out of

Iron ore futures slipped on Friday, as rising portside inventory of the steelmaking ingredient in top steel producer China, along with weak demand, signalled prices could further weaken in 2022. Iron ore for May delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trade 0.7 per cent lower at 639.50 yuan ($100.46) a tonne. The benchmark

The multi-decade high in US CPI reading appears to be failing trigger any move in Dollar. The greenback is staying in very tight range in general. Commodity currencies are indeed trying to regain upside momentum. Yen is set to end as the worst performing, followed by Swiss Franc and then Euro. In Europe, at the

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital on Friday gained Rs 61 to Rs 47,013 per 10 gram amid rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,952 per 10 gram. Silver, however, declined by Rs 615 to Rs 59,273 per kilogram from Rs 59,888