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Commodities@Moneycontrol | Roundup of key happenings in the market

Here's a roundup of the key happenings in the commodities market, with a deep dive into some of the most active counters

Editor's Take | Post default, will Naresh Goyal cede control of Jet Airways?

For an airline that loses around Rs 14 crore a day, Jet Airways faces an uphill task to raise capital and skirt insolvency proceedings.

Demonetisation: Auto sector ground report from Gurugram-Manesar belt

CNBC-TV18's Ashpreet Sethi, who visited automobile plants along the Gurugram-Manesar belt, reports that the cash crunch has hit day-to-day functioning at the plants.

Pricing may weigh on realisation of ACC & Ambuja:HDFC Securities

In north India, companies have held on to their cement prices, but down south weak demand has forced price cuts, said Ankur Kulshrestha, Analyst at HDFC Securities.

Nifty defending 8,000 Mark

Selling pressure mounts on Dalal Street as the Nifty threatens to break the crucial 8,000 mark but interestingly the Nifty has defended the 8,000 mark five times over the last one month. Watch accompanying video of CNBC-TV18‘s Varinder Bansal for more details.

China says industrial sector under pressure

"As the economy enters the new normal, the industry sector faces increased downward pressures, unreasonable structures, weak innovation capability," said Mao Weiming, a vice minister at the ministry

BSE Sensex, Nifty flat; Sun Pharma, Tata Power gain 2%

Technology and pharma stocks are holding up the indices with big gainers as Sun Pharma, TCS and Wipro. Sesa Sterlite, Bajaj Auto, Hindalco, HDFC and HUL.

Worst is probably not over for Indian economy: Poll

Similar to the poll, the World Bank sharply lowered its forecast for Asia's third-largest economy to 4.7 percent from 6.1 percent for the current fiscal year, citing a slowdown in manufacturing and investment.

Banks may feel heat as cos' margins under pressure: Nomura

The report also warned that worsening margins of corporates will put pressure on banks as they may not be able to service their credit obligations.

Dollar bus won't stop at 60, get in now: Eastspring

Nicholas Ferres of Eastspring Investments says the dollar will continue to strengthen and investors should buy the greenback now.

Overseas business margins under pressure: SBI

State Bank of India on Saturday said it would review returns from its foreign and domestic business after margins overseas came under pressure.

Input cost pressuring margins, eyeing acquisition: JK Paper

AS Mehta, President, JK Paper, says that the company is looking for a suitable company to go for acquisition. He also says that the rising input costs have added pressure on margins. The company plans to increase the price by around Rs 6000 per tonne in January.

Another school massacre pressures Obama on US gun control

The mass killing on Friday at a Connecticut school put renewed pressure on US President Barack Obama and other Democrats to reverse their years of caution about gun control laws and address the easy availability of firearms.

Worst is behind us, good times to come: Bajaj

Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto explains to CNBC-TV18 post announcement of the company‘s results that the present quarter was the worst for the company and expected to post better results from hereon.

Under pressure Re to be around 53.50 after 14 days: IDBI

NS Venkatesh, chief general manager and head-treasury, IDBI Bank explains to CNBC-TV18 that the pressure on rupee is to continue with the return of USD 2.5 billion into the system, the rupee would hover at 52.80 - 53.50

Allegations by union are baseless & stupid: Dhanlaxmi Bank

Bipin Kabra, chief financial officer, Dhanlaxmi Bank refutes allegations against the bank by AIBOC, on CNBC-TV18.

Goldman Sachs cuts Hindustan Unilever to 'sell'

Goldman Sachs has downgraded Hindustan Unilever to "sell" from “neutral,” saying it will be difficult for the FMCG company to sustain strong volume growth in a highly competitive environment, while high input costs continue to put pressure on margins.

Jindal Saw says pressure on profits to continue in FY12

Jindal Saw expects pressure on profits will continue in the current fiscal year (2011-12) due to a continued rise in cost of raw materials. Revenue is also expected to remain under pressure during the year, as the increase in supply has outpaced rise in demand, the pipe maker said.

Oil eases a touch; euro runs out of steam

US oil futures eased from a two-and-a-half year high and the euro stalled on Tuesday, while Asian stocks remained under pressure as investors fretted that higher energy prices would stunt the global economic recovery.

Wal-Mart says needs more time to fix US missteps

Wal-Mart Stores Inc failed to meet its promise of reigniting sales at its US stores and it is up to relatively new leaders to turn things around as they face increased pressure from dollar stores.

US and Afghanistan to hold bilateral talks minus Pakistan

Keeping up the pressure on Pakistan to release its jailed diplomat, the US is going ahead with a key meeting on Afghanistan, sans Islamabad.