Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Copper prices at the LME settled lower yesterday at $6430, down by $123 from its previous close. It traded along similar lines in India for the April futures, which ended at Rs 400.20. There was a...

Precious-Gold rebounded slightly on Friday, yet set for its biggest weekly drop since September after the Fed hinted it may raise interest rate in the first half of next year.Fed officials said they...

Oil markets remained under pressure heading into the weekend, after US crude supplies rose to the highest level since November amid tension over possible disruption out of the Ukraine situation.West...

CLCrude prices edged lower in choppy trading on Thursday as the dollar advanced after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested rate hikes could come around the first half of 2015. Crude falls as...

India’s leading refined copper producer Sesa Sterlite Ltd will shut its smelter for 22 days starting April 26, the first pit stop for the smelter in the last four years.Sesa Sterlite is a unit...

Investors and observers watching the drama unfold in the Ukraine should not be surprised at the short price action of the precious metals, mainly gold and silver. Throughout the crisis (and as matter...

Gold has stabilized somewhat after dipping to a three-week low in overseas trading. The yellow metal has been under pressure this week as Russia moved swiftly to annex Crimea, with little meaningful...

Gold extended losses yesterday after the announcement from the US Federal Reserve that stated monthly bond purchases would be further reduced by $10 billion, from $65 billion to $55 billion. Overall...

Gold prices are trading nicely to the downside in this week after a perfect reversal from 1380-1400 Fibonacci resistance zone. We see prices falling in impulsive fashion, now already beneath 1337 so...

Do not expect the Chinese market for zinc to tighten up in the near term, advises Macquarie Commodities Research, “as domestic zinc supply is set to rise as smelters ramp up production,...