On a year-to-date basis, gold prices have gained 23 per cent as the dollar weakened and as demand for the metal from central bankers rose.
The Reserve Bank of India may move forward to accumulating more gold as the yellow metal is expected to shine in the years to come. "A weaker dollar could diminish the value of India's foreign exchange reserves and hence this could lead to further accumulation of gold by the RBI. This move will help India's central bank to hedge its downside risk on the foreign exchange reserves front," Angel Commodities Broking analyst Amar Singh said.
Acreage of these crops is likely to fall as prices drop below MSP in mandis; area under cotton, maize may increase on better realisation
With fuel being the main input cost for the transport sector, rise in cost of operations is a given. The sector is unsure on the extent of being able to pass this on through rentals or to absorb it with higher volumes.
Bullion may settle with limited upside potential