The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Record turnover of Rs 8,587 cr on MCX
MULTI Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) recorded the highest turnover of Rs 8,587.55 crore on January 20. Gold alone registered a record turnover of Rs 5,211.20 crore on that day.The turnover has cumulatively jumped over 68 per cent from Rs ... More

Punjab turning into a hub for commodity derivatives
PUNJAB is progressing from being the wheat bowl of the country to the commodity futures trading hub. Some commodity futures trading houses have already set up a network in the State, while others have got it prominently on their radar. ... More

Record Jan deliveries on NCDEX
MUMBAI: January contracts on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) saw record deliveries of contracts. Out of the 20 commodities delivered on the exchange, 11 commodities saw the open interest to deliveries ratio of ... More

AQUACULTURE

On the brink
Another day begins for fishermen at Veli on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram. As the cities and towns in the State grow, inland waterbodies like Veli Lake are either getting more and more polluted or fast being reclaimed for housing and ... More

INSIGHT

Give private credit institutions a chance
I EXPECTED sharp reactions to my article "Moneylender surfaces again" (Business Line, January 11). I expected objections from a handful of co-operative barons because it was the Co-operative Credit Network ... More

RUBBER

Buyers exercise caution in rubber market
PHYSICAL rubber prices were steady on Tuesday. Covering groups and purchase agents turned cautious as major manufacturers showed reluctance to enter the market at current levels. Sheet rubber was firm at Rs 76.50 a kg at Kottayam but the grade ... More

TEA

Dubai co to develop online platform for tea trading
AHEAD of the Global Dubai Tea Forum during February 27-28, Tejari, West Asia's online market, announced on Tuesday a new partnership with Dubai Tea Trading Centre (DTTC) to support tea trading. Under the terms of the agreement, Tejari will ... More

FOODGRAINS

Causing loss
A flock of pigeons atop a lorry loaded with foodgrains on Khairtabad Road in Hyderabad . Annually, 10 per cent of the country's foodgrain production is lost in the post-harvest period during storage and transportation. While rodents and ... More

COTTON

Guntur farmers keen to continue growing cotton
WHETHER their produce is supported by the market the way they wanted it to be priced or not, Guntur farmers will continue raising cotton as they are habituated to cultivating commercial crops for number of years and it will be difficult to ... More

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