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Monday, March 01, 2010

Crude witnesses strong monthly gains


Prices close little shy of $80 mark

Crude-oil futures ended higher on Friday, 26 February, 2010. Crude for April delivery rose $1.49, or 1.9%, to end at $79.66 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Prices rose 9.3% in February as supply-and-demand issues began to take hold in a market for months dominated by moves in the dollar. For the week, crude ended off 0.5% from last Friday's close of $80.06 a barrel. Prices have ranged between $69 and $84 a barrel since October.

Natural-gas futures for April rose 4.6 cents to $4.813 per million British thermal units, leaving it down 5.4% for the week and off 6.2% for February.

Heating oil for April rose 2% to end at $2.04 a gallon, up 6.8% for the month, while gasoline for the same month gained 1.9% to $2.19 a gallon, up 1.5% for February.

India 2010 Stock Market Holidays


Here is the list of Holidays for 2010 for NSE and BSE

Market closed today


Market is closed today on account of Holi

India Union Budget Review


India Union Budget Review

Budget Analysis and Review - March 1 2010


Budget Analysis and Review - March 1 2010

Budget Review - March 1 2010


Budget Review - March 1 2010

Budget Report - March 1 2010


Budget Report - March 1 2010

Budget Analysis - March 1 2010


Budget Analysis - March 1 2010

Budget Highlights


Budget Highlights

Post Budget Report - March 1 2010


Post Budget Report - March 1 2010

Weekly Newsletter - March 1 2010


Weekly Newsletter - March 1 2010

Bullion metals rise for second straight day


Prices register modest gains for the month

Gold prices rose for second straight day and jumped to the highest price in a week on Friday, 26 February 2010. Prices rose as the U.S. dollar fell.

On Friday, gold futures for April delivery added $10.40, or 0.8%, to $1,118.90 an ounce, the highest since a week ago. It briefly rose as high as $1,119.50, back near the highest in a month. For the week, prices fell by 0.2%. For the month of February, prices rose by 2.3%.

On Friday, silver futures for March delivery rose 39 cents to $16.50 an ounce.