Commodities
Sebi halves position limits for commodity traders to curb volatility in derivatives trading
16 Jan 2016
Mayhem on Wall St as oil plunges below $30
16 Jan 2016
More than a fifth of S&P 500 stocks fell to 52-week lows, with technology being the biggest loser, as oil fell to below $30 a barrel and worries grew about the slowdown in China
Govt scraps minimum export price for onions as prices crash
26 Dec 2015
Wholesale prices of onions are ruling at Rs10-14 per kg at Asia's biggest wholesale market for onion at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, much lower than its peak of Rs57 per kg in August
Brent crude futures hit an 11-year low near $36 a barrel
21 Dec 2015
Crude oil prices hit an eleven-year low on Monday amidst a steady rise in global production and record supply
RBI to tweak gold monetisation scheme
28 Nov 2015
Trader convicted in first US spoofing case
04 Nov 2015
Sebi board approves proposal for FMC merger
24 Aug 2015
Rising US stocks push crude prices to a fresh 6-year low of $42 a barrel
14 Aug 2015
Crude oil prices, which have been in a tailspin over the past 14 months amidst rising US production of shale oil and OPEC’s unwillingness to cut back on production, have led to a supply surge
Oil steadies after Monday’s rout as dollar slips
21 Jul 2015
Last week, the International Energy Agency had projected that global oil demand growth would slow next year to 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) from 1.4 million this year - far lower than needed to balance growing stocks
Govt announces gold accounts scheme, seeks feedback
19 May 2015
The proposed policy allows a depositor to open a gold account with a minimum of 30 grams of gold and also exempts interest earned on such deposits from income tax and capital gains tax
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