MCX COMMODITY TIPS: Barley prices closed
higher by 0.63 per cent on Thursday at the National Commodity & Derivatives
Exchange Limited (NCDEX) as a result of strong demand from beer and cattle-feed
making industries against restricted supply in physical markets. At NCDEX,
barley futures for June 2015 contract closed at Rs. 1,272.5 per quintal, up by
0.63 per cent, after opening at Rs. 1,265 against the previous closing price of
Rs. 1,264.5. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 1,278.
Chana prices closed
lower by 0.23 per cent on Thursday at the National Commodity & Derivatives
Exchange Limited (NCDEX) as a result of the steady sowing progress of pulses
along with high supplies in major producing states. At NCDEX, chana futures for
June 2015 contract closed at Rs. 4,694 per quintal, down by 0.23 per cent,
after opening at Rs. 4,700 against the previous closing price of Rs. 4,705. It
touched the intra-day low of Rs. 4,667.
