Commodities

MCX Gold

25962.0
Change
-148.0
Open
26174.0
High
26677.0
Low
25902.0
Times
05/22 23:29
Data as of 1:30am IST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

International Gold

1,370.90
Change
-10.20
Open
1,387.20
High
1,395.70
Low
1,370.90
Times
05/22 21:45
Data as of 1:30am IST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

MCX Silver

43262.0
Change
92.0
Open
43202.0
High
44600.0
Low
43021.0
Times
05/22 23:29
Data as of 1:30am IST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

International Crude

102.36
Change
-1.55
Open
103.52
High
103.79
Low
102.22
Times
05/23 01:19
Data as of 1:30am IST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

Gold Market Report

PRECIOUS-Gold slides as Fed chief hints at reduced bond buying

* Spot gold slides after brief break over $1,400/oz * Sustained job gains could reduce Fed bond buying -Bernanke * U.S. dollar rallies vs basket of currencies after remarks (Rewrites throughout, updates prices, changes byline, dateline (prev London) By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 22 - Gold turned sharply lower on Wednesday, as investors weighed U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony warning of risks to holding interest rates too low for

PRECIOUS-Gold erases gains after Fed Bernanke comments

* U.S. dollar moves higher vs basket of currencies (Recasts lead, adds comment after Fed Ben Bernanke testimony)

PRECIOUS-Gold gains on U.S. stimulus hopes; Bernanke eyed

* Gold still trading near 2-year lows * Fed officials calm fears over end to bond buying * Coming Up: Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks at 1400 GMT (Adds quotes, updates prices) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May 22 - Gold rose on Wednesday on strong Chinese demand and after Federal Reserve officials allayed investor concerns that the U.S. central bank will soon exit its bullion-friendly bond purchases. Gold has been pressured in recent weeks by fears the Fed could sc

PRECIOUS-Gold firms as Fed officials play down stimulus halt

SINGAPORE, May 22 - Gold edged higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar after Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations that the U.S. central bank may soon exit its bullion-friendly bond purchases. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,379.56 an ounce by 0108 GMT, but remains not far off a two-year low. Spot silver gained 1 percent to $22.61 an ounce, regaining more ground after dropping to 2-1/2-year lows earlier this week. * U.S. gold was l

PRECIOUS-Gold trims losses as euro firms ahead of Bernanke testimony

* Euro rises to session high vs dollar * Gold's appeal hurt by fears the Fed will ease stimulus * Spot silver cuts loss to 0.6 percent, platinum to 1.65 pct (Recasts, updates prices, adds comments, adds byline, changes dateline (previous LONDON) By Carole Vaporean and Clara Denina NEW YORK/LONDON, May 21 - Gold trimmed its losses on Tuesday as the euro regained strength against the dollar, but the metal remained lower on weak chart signs and fears the U.S. Federal Re

UPDATE 8-Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down

* Dollar hits 4-1/2-year high versus yen (Updates prices to settlement, adds Fed minutes)

UK, France to join resource transparency initiative -sources

GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on Wednesday.

Tanzanian gas pipeline plan sparks riot -government officials

DODOMA, May 22 - Residents of a gas-rich region of Tanzania rioted on Wednesday to protest that they would not benefit from a government budget proposal to construct a pipeline from their territory to the capital, senior officials said

UPDATE 2-Uralkali to delay potash expansion if BHP mine proceeds

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 22 - Russia's Uralkali OAO would delay two of its potash mine expansion projects for as long as a decade if rival BHP Billiton builds the world's biggest mine of the crop nutrient, Uralkali's chief executive said in an interview.

INTERVIEW-Total says to invest 1 bln euros in its Antwerp plant

* Investment will push diesel output higher, gasoline down

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Hang Seng 23,261.08 -105.29 -0.45%
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EUR/INR 71.866 +0.51%
USD/INR 55.650 +0.44%
GBP/INR 83.714 -0.29%
Gold 1,370.90 -10.20 -0.74%
Oil 94.13 -2.05 -2.13%
Corn 658.00 +18.00 +2.81%

Real estate negotiations, Argentina style

"All they said was 'We need the office', and that was that. We had 10 minutes to get our stuff and get out." - Carlos Jiminez, planning executive at Spanish energy company Repsol's YPF division in Argentina on the day the government of Cristina Fernandez's government seized control in 2012.

ANALYSIS-Small ships to unlock rate boon for bulk owners

Dry cargo shippers with smaller vessels are shifting to more-risk, more-reward spot markets, eyeing rising demand for sugar and grains -- commodities well suited to versatile supramax and handysize ships.

Think brussels sprouts and cauliflower are agricultural commodities? Think again.

While the financial bailouts tossed to automakers, banks and other groups during the recent economic crisis left a funny taste in the mouth of some Americans, one former U.S. regulator hopes efforts to prevent another panic doesn't go rotten.

The only game in town

22 May 2013

The latest flows numbers from Lipper show there's only one game in town...

Want a better rating? Dig for oil

22 May 2013

Middle East countries which are energy exporters have better investment ratings than oil importers in the region, Fitch says, and that gap is widening.

Turkey: investment grade, peace and FDI?

21 May 2013

Turkey's elevation to investment grade last week may or may not be a game changer for its stock and bond markets, but the country is really hoping for a boost to FDI. Its peace process with Kurdish separatists should help.