COMMODITIES INFO

GLOBAL

GOLD
A dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal with attractive
bright yellow color and lusture that is maintained without
tarnishing in air or water.
(Au)
USES: Monetary exchange, Investment, Jewelery, Food and
Medicine, Electronics and other Industrial uses etc.
MAJOR PRODUCERS: China, Australia, United States, South
Africa,Russia
MAJOR CONSUMERS: India, China, United States
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Monetary Policy, Inflation,
Economic Growth, Performance of Equities, Currency
Fluctuations especially US Dollars, Geopolitical Tensions etc.
MARKETS: International: Spot: London (Quotes in
US$/troy ounce)
Futures: COMEX-US (Quotes in US$/troy ounce), TOCOM-
Japan (Quotes in Yen/gram)
Indian: MCX /NCDEX (Quotes in Rs./10 grams)

SILVER
A soft, white, lustrous transition metal that possesses
the highest electric and thermal conductivity of any
metal.
(Ag)
USES: Coinage and Investment, Jewellery and Silverware,
Fabrication, Electronics and other Industrial Uses,
Photography, Medicine and Dentistry etc.
MAJOR PRODUCERS: Mexico, Peru, China, Australia, United
States
MAJOR CONSUMERS: United States, India, Japan
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Monetary Policy, Inflation,
Economic Growth, Performance of Equities, Currency
Fluctuations especially US Dollars, Geopolitical Tensions etc.
MARKETS: International: Spot: London (Quotes in
US$/troy ounce),
Futures: COMEX -US (Quotes in US$/troy ounce)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./kg)

COPPER
A ductile metal with very high thermal and
electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and
malleable; freshly exposed surface has a reddish-
orange color.
(Cu)
USES: Electrical, Electronics and related devices,
Construction, Industrial uses etc
MAJOR PRODUCERS: China, Chile, Japan, US, Russia
MAJOR CONSUMERS: China, United States, Germany,
Japan, South Korea
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Stocks, Economic Growth,
Industrial Production, Natural Disasters/ strikes accidents
etc in production hubs, Discovery of new mines, Trade
Policies etc
.
MARKETS: International: LME-UK (Quotes in US$/Tonne),
COMEX-US (Quotes in US Cents/Pound), SHFE-China (Quotes
in Yuan/Tonne)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./kg)

NICKEL
A silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden
tinge and is hard and ductile.
(Ni)
USES: Production of Stainless Steel, Transport/Aerospace,
Consumer, Marine, Construction, Industrial, Coinage etc.
MAJOR PRODUCERS: Russia, Indonesia, Canada, Australia,
Brazil, Philippines
MAJOR CONSUMERS: China, Japan, United States,
Germany, South Korea
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Stocks, Economic Growth,
Industrial Production, Natural Disasters/ strikes accidents
etc in production areas, Discovery of new mines, Trade
Policies etc.
MARKETS: International: LME-UK (Quotes in US$/Tonne)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./kg)

ZINC
Galvanizing, Die Casting, Alloys/Brass, Construction,
Transportation, Electrical Appliances, Industrial etc.
(Zn)
USES: Galvanizing, Die Casting, Alloys/Brass, Construction,
Transportation, Electrical Appliances, Industrial etc.
MAJOR PRODUCERS: China, Australia, Peru, United States,
Canada
MAJOR CONSUMERS: China, India, South Korea, United
States, Japan
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Stocks, Economic Growth,
Industrial Production, Natural Disasters/ strikes accidents
etc in production centers, Discovery of new mines, Trade
Policies etc.
MARKETS: International: LME-UK (Quotes in US$/Tonne),
SHFE -China (Yuan/Tonne)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./kg)

LEAD
A soft, corrosion-resistant and malleable metal. It is bluish-
white when freshly extracted but turns to a dull greyish
color when exposed to air.
(Pb)
USES: Batteries, Pipes, Construction, Arms and ammunition,
Transportation, Industrial etc
MAJOR PRODUCERS: China, Australia, Peru, United States,
Mexico
MAJOR CONSUMERS: China, United States, Germany, South
Korea
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Stocks, Economic Growth,
Industrial Production, Natural Disasters/ strikes accidents
etc in production centers, Discovery of new mines, Trade
Policies etc.
MARKETS: International: LME-UK (Quotes in US$/Tonne),
SHFE -China (Quotes in Yuan/Tonne)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./kg)

ALUMINIUM
A silvery white soft, durable,
lightweight, ductile & malleable
metal which is corrosion resistant,
good thermal & electrical conductor
as well as good reflector of light.
(Al)
USES: Transportation, Construction, Packaging, Consumer
Goods, Electrical and Electronics, Coinage, etc
MAJOR PRODUCERS: China, Russia, Canada, United States,
Australia
MAJOR CONSUMERS: China, United States, Japan,
Germany, India
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Stocks, Economic Growth,
Industrial Production, Natural Disasters/ strikes accidents
etc in production centers, Discovery of new mines, Trade
Policies etc.
MARKETS: International: LME-UK (Quotes in US$/Tonne),
SHFE -China (Quotes in Yuan/Tonne)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./kg)

STEEL
An Alloy of Iron and other elements like carbon,
manganese, silicon etc
USES: Construction, Transportation, Household appliances,
Utensils and other Consumer goods, Industrial etc
MAJOR PRODUCERS: China, Japan, United States, India,
Russia, South Korea
MAJOR CONSUMERS: China, United States, Japan, South
Korea, India
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Stocks, Fluctuation in Prices of
Inputs, Trade Policies, Economic Growth, Industrial
Production, etc
MARKETS: International: SHFE-China - Steel Rebar
(Quotes in Yuan/Tonne)
Indian: NCDEX-Steel Long (Quotes in Rs./ Metric Tonne)

CRUDE OIL
A fossil fuel, naturally occurring,
smelly, yellow to black liquid, which is
a complex mixture of various
hydrocarbons.
USES: Production of Various kinds of Fuel, Pesticides,
Fertilizers, Plastics, Lubricants, Asphalt, Paraffin Wax,
Synthetic Rubber etc
MAJOR PRODUCERS: Saudi Arabia, United States, Russia,
Iran, China
MAJOR CONSUMERS: United States, China, Japan, Russia,
India
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, US Inventory, OPEC Output Policy,
Currency Fluctuations, Geopolitical and Political Tensions,
Weather, Economic Growth, etc
MARKETS: International: NYMEX-US -WTI Grade (Quotes
in US$/Barrel, ICE-Europe/US -Brent Crude oil (Quotes in
US$/Barrel)
Indian: MCX/NCDEX (Quotes in Rs./Barrel)
NATURAL GAS
A fossil fuel which is a
hydrocarbon gas mixture
consisting primarily of methane
& also includes varying
proportion of ethane, butane,
propane & pentane.
USES: Transportation, Power Generation, Fertilizers,
Heating, Domestic Uses etc
MAJOR PRODUCERS: United States, Russia, Canada, Iran,
Qatar
MAJOR CONSUMERS: United States, Russia, China, Japan,
Iran
MARKET INFLUENCING FACTORS: Demand/Supply,
Production/Consumption, Inventory, Weather, Economic
Growth, etc
MARKETS: International: NYMEX-US (Quotes in
US$/mmBtu)
Indian: MCX (Quotes in Rs./mmBtu)

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