20/3/2013

1.17 Districts,in Gujarat declared 'drought-hit'.
2.British Gas signs LNG deal with GSPC
3.Punjab Budget.
4.THIS link mentions Copper price has broken the 3 YEAR UPTREND.Hence a repeat of 2007/8 crash is possible,as the present Copper scenario is similar to the one mentioned above.
     In addition LOW Copper Price indicates a weak Global Economy.
5.Delhi Budget 2013/2014.

Sensex  -124 ; 18884
Nifty Futures [Monthly]   about 30 points  Premium,20/3/2013
P/C  0.89
vix[fear index]:-
India                                                   16.66; -0.05; -0.30 % 
Foreign    D/M/Y :-    Rs Crores -     -237
Indian        Rs Crores :-                     -357
BDI   $           923;  +11;  +1.19%;ABOVE 200 DMA of 865.
Shipping,GLOBAL ECONOMY  in trouble.
Gold       1606 $/US Oz   Rs 29680 / 10 grams [ Manipulation as Crude price ONLY is going up on a weak Dollar but others fall,especially Gold and Silver to some extent.Big Oil and "THE" Bankers?]
 [CME has reduced Margins for Gold,SIlver and Copper contracts on 15/11/2012]
Silver     927  $/kg      Rs 54341 / Kg
Copper   3.4428 $/lb  
Reuters CRB Index US $  294.94
Brent Crude    108.52  $/bbl      [43% Indian Crude basket]
Oman Dubai Crude  $104.69/bl [57%R Indian Crude basket] 20/3/2013
Indian Crude Basket [aprox due to date variation] 106.34/bbl
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Crude Oil (Indian Basket) 19/3/2013
-     In US Dollar ($/bbl) 106.41
-     In Indian Rupees (`/bbl)   5773.81
-     last fortnight      "   "          5822.80  [March    1st to 15 th, ,2013]
Exchange Rate  (`/$) 54.28
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US Dollar Index  82.82
Re V Dollar          54.32
The HSBC manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) , compiled by Markit, 54.2 in February,2013,against 53.2 in January, 2012.In January, the PMI reading was 57.5.
The HSBC services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), based on a survey of around 400 companies, fell to 54.2 in February from January,2013, 57.5.
Above 50 indicates growth

Will be updated....