Archive for the December 30, 2005
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Singapore bunker prices were higher on Thursday with the bunker premium stable in a slow market as sellers held on to high offers without any buying pressure. Prices for 380-centistoke (cst) bunker fuel were pegged
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China's zinc prices have risen 7 percent this week because of the temporary closure of the Shaoguan smelter, the country's third largest zinc producer, traders said on Thursday. Rising domestic prices may boost China's imports
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Fairly modest trading was seen on the grain market on Thursday as several commodities moved both ways but mostly were in the plus zone in the process of trading, dealers said. Most of the changes
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Spot basis bids for soyabeans were higher in the US Midwest Thursday as dealers boosted cash prices, while corn was steady following gains in the futures market on Wednesday, dealers said. Soft red winter wheat
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US FOB Gulf soyabean and corn basis offers were lower on Wednesday following declines in the CIF market amid a lack of fresh export demand and a recent drop in barge freight, traders said. There
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Spot basis bids for hard red winter wheat were mostly steady Thursday, with more farmers selling wheat amid climbing prices, merchants said. "We saw a huge increase in the amount of movement yesterday. I think
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Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed higher on Wednesday, rising to fresh two-month highs on continued technical buying by commodity funds, traders said. Short covering by funds was a feature, but traders
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Mixed trend was seen on the forward cottonseed oilcake market on Thursday as many dealers made purchasing to cover the near-term demand, dealers said. The January vaida commenced unchanged at Rs 447.70 and closing was
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Small business activity was seen on the cotton market on Thursday as buyers did not show any change in their attitudes, waiting for PCGA fortnightly report, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at
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Despite record mills consumption in Pakistan envisged to be as high as 16 million bales of domestic size (165 kgs/170 kgs) this year (2005-06) cotton prices have mostly maintained an easy _expression. Ginners are said
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