Canada is the top supplier of pulses to India, which is expected to import 1 million tonnes more this year.
The benchmark M-30 variety of sugar has declined by over 3 per cent in November to trade now at Rs 3,694 per quintal
Traders said buying activity in gold picked as stockists enlarged their positions for the rising wedding season demand.
The common denominator: They were predominantly Gujarati, mostly male, and either related by blood or very well-known to Nirav.
Even the persistent rise in equity market failed to restrict the rupee's fall.
'The BJP will be wiped out in rural Gujarat.' 'In urban areas, its tally may come down from 55 of the 60 urban seats it won in 2012 to 35 to 40 seats this time.'
However, silver rose for the third straight session by adding Rs 375 to Rs 48,800 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
'There are no jobs, the economy is slowing down, but the BJP is more concerned with issues like triple talaq, anti-Romeo squads and the beef ban.'
The rupee had plunged 65 paise in its biggest single-day drop in over six months to end at 61.49 in Wednesday's trade against the greenback, hit by spike in dollar demand and negative cues from local stocks.
Traders said fresh buying by stockists and jewellers to meet the coming 'Navratras' and marriage season demand amid a strong global trend mainly led the recovery in gold prices.
The Congress, which described the note ban decision as the "biggest scam" and "the largest government-abetted money laundering scheme", has asked all its state units to organise protests, processions and marches to mark the day.
Traders said stockists booking profits at prevailing higher levels following a rise of Rs 350 against sluggish demand mainly kept pressure on gold prices.
Rahul said his party's soon-to-be released manifesto will reflect the people's voice and not just one man's view.
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The rupee resumed higher at 59.69 per dollar as against the last closing level of 59.73 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market.
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A similar trend was witnessed in Mumbai as gold declined on fresh selling while silver held steady in limited deals.
The case goes back to 2014, where the diamond merchant had pleaded guilty, though indirectly, for mis-declaration of exports of diamonds.
Traders said profit-selling by stockists at prevailing higher levels amid a weak global trend mainly pulled down both gold and silver prices.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity slipped by Rs 35 each to Rs 28,330 and Rs 28,130 per 10 grams, respectively. Sovereigns also fell by Rs 100 to Rs 24,300 per piece of eight grams.
Silver also fell by Rs 400 to Rs 41,000 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Lower dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value
Nandi had defeated, by a margin of more than 14,000 votes, Keshri Nath Tripathi who was a five-time MLA, and had served thrice as the Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker and was the BJP's state unit president at that time.
Small and medium enterprises had complained of tedious compliance burden under the Goods and Services Tax
Silver also plunged by Rs 1,430 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Vaghela said the front 'Jan Vikalp' was floated by some city-based "professionals", who approached him to provide an alternative to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress in Gujarat, and claimed a number of people wanted to see him as the chief minister.
The currency got support from dollar flows into local equities and greenback sales from state-run lenders.
Silver also rose sharply by Rs 640 to Rs 35,700 per kg.
The rupee closed at 60.76/77 on Tuesday.
The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 63.8061 and for the euro at 69.6571.
Silver advanced by Rs 150 to Rs 34,200 per kg on increased offtake.
The rupee had gained five paise to close at 63.25 against the dollar in on Monday's trade on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters amid bullish stocks.
Traders said sustained offerings by stockists on the back of weak global trend, as investors weighed the outlook for the Fed's monetary policy after improving economic growth, mainly reduced demand for gold as an alternate investment.
Extending losses for the third straight day, gold prices dropped Rs 220 to Rs 31,710 per ten gram in New Delhi on Wednesday on sustained selling by stockists amid sluggish demand coupled with weakening global trend.
Traders said profit selling by stockists emerged after a rally in the previous session mainly pulled down gold and silver prices.
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