Vegetables, fruit prices soar by 100% in Bangalore markets
Wholesale prices of fruits and vegetables have shot up by 50 to 100% (and more in some cases) within 36 hours of the truckers' strike that hit the country on Thursday.

Gold may swing either way, say traders
Gold held steady above $300 support during early European business on Friday, with dealers seeing potential for rapid moves either way despite quiet conditions.

Russia's slowing sugar imports may hit Australian industry hard
Speculations that Russia would not step up imports of raw sugar when its seasonal tariff concludes on November 30, was bad news for the Australian sugar industry which had hoped to sell the commodity into the Russian market, industry sources said.


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