COMMODITIES EVENING NOTE
Commodity Overview
January 7, 2013
MCX Gold prices traded higher today tracking gains on the COMEX. The prices were also supported by a weak rupee
which depreciated by 0.35 percent against the dollar as of this writing. Prices have recovered mainly due to short
covering after steep fall last week.
MCX crude oil traded slightly down today after registering decent gains last week. NYMEX benchmark contract was
trading lower mainly due a strong dollar against the euro which makes dollar denominated commodities expensive
for holders of other currencies.
Base metals continued to move down after having fallen significantly last week following minutes of US Fed's Open
Market Committee. Lack of stimulus measures may dampen recovsery in the US, the world's largest consumer of
commodities, and weaken demand.
Economic Calendar:
Country
Time
Event
Period
Unit
Survey
Actual
Prior
LME Inventory:
Commodity
Change
EuroZone
EuroZone
-
-
-
Source :Reuters
15:00
15:30
-
-
-
Sentix index
Jan
%
-
-
-
-15.0
0.0
-
-
-
-7.0
-
16.8
0.1
-
-
-
Copper
Zinc
Lead
Nickel
Aluminum
-825
-2750
-2950
576
-3725
Producer prices mm Nov
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Evening Outlook:
Bullion prices look weak today and might fall after retracing in the past couple of sessions. Base metals are also looking weak
but one should be cautious as the prices are trading near the support levels.
Commodity Research, Motilal Oswal Commodities Broker Pvt. Ltd.
Email:
commodityresearch@motilaloswal.com