The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 11, 2007

COMMODITIES
Commodities as building blocks
With rising incomes, there is propensity to spend more on apparel and clothing. The textile industry is poised for a boost in the global market. The phase-out of quotas and the end of the Multi-Fibre Agreement have provided a shot-in-the-arm for the industry. More

RUBBER
Spot rubber ends flat
Spot rubber closed flat on Saturday. The market remained almost inactive with extremely thin volumes. Sheet rubber closed unchanged at Rs 87 and Rs 87.50 a kg respectively at Kottayam and Kochi as on Friday. Futures ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures may consolidate, rise
New York cotton futures ended higher on speculative buying as the market shrugged off a negative USDA report. Markets barely reacted to the monthly supply/demand report of the US Agriculture Department since almost all of the changes in the data ... More

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