Commodities
Investors voice opposition to Glencore-Xstrata merger
08 Feb 2012
Two of Xstrata’s biggest shareholders have publicly voiced their concerns and said that they would vote against the "lop-sided" deal
Xstrata and Glencore agree on $90-billion all-share merger
07 Feb 2012
Diversified Swiss miner Xstrata and commodities giant Glencore today agreed on a $90-billion merger, the largest takeover in the industry that would create a mining and trading powerhouse with sales of $209 billion
India hikes base import prices of gold, silver
01 Feb 2012
Gold likely to scale new heights in 2012: survey
07 Jan 2012
Reliance Spot Exchange launches E Gold Souk
29 Sep 2011
Indian 'gold rush' abates despite dip in prices
23 Sep 2011
Crisil launches gold index to serve as benchmark
30 Aug 2011
RBI may regulate jewellers' gold saving schemes
19 Aug 2011
Crude prices heading for another dip this week
19 Aug 2011
Glencore IPO values company at about $61 billion
04 May 2011
Top global commodities trader, Glencore, which is coming out with the world's largest IPO, expects to see a market capitalisation of $61 billion after its flotation
Gold hits a record Rs23,175 per 10 gm
30 Apr 2011
Glencore to raise $11 billion in IPO
14 Apr 2011
Gold futures hit record Rs21,227 per 10 gm
08 Apr 2011
Gold surged to a record $1466 an ounce in spot trading in Asia while silver hit a 31-year high of $40 an ounce.
Brent crude rules above $121 a barrel
05 Apr 2011
Crude oil hits a new peak near $108 a barrel
02 Apr 2011
India’s gold demand to grow to 1,200 tonnes by 2020, says study
31 Mar 2011
Gold demand in India will continue to grow and is likely to reach 1,200 tonnes by 2020, at current price levels, according to study released by the World Gold Council.
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