COMMODITIES

As many as 19 of 23 analysts polled in a Kitco Gold Survey say gold prices will rise

Total to invest at least $21m in UK's shale gas industry.

SPDR Gold Trust expands 1.2% to 806.35 metric tons.

Libya producing some 600,000 barrels of crude a day and exports 440,000 barrels.

Britain's Buzzard oilfield to undergo nine weeks of maintenance in 2014.

Indian gold premiums fall on higher jewellery imports.

Railroad is Oman's leg of $20bn GCC railway line.

Glencore Xstrata and Australian miner Indophil are partners in Tampakan mining project.

Brent futures down 3.9% for January while US futures shed 0.9%.

Energy and infrastructure projects at risk in East Africa's largest economy.

Sanctions suspended on tankers belonging to National Iranian Tanker and National Iranian Oil.

South African mines producing half the world's platinum shut down on Thursday (January 23) as the sector's main union began a strike for hefty wage rises their employers say they cannot pay.

Yields on 10-year treasuries may climb to 3.45% in 2014.

Forthcoming China PMI data may highlight slowing factory activity.

Finns can legally use the virtual currency to transact.

South Korea's Posco get permission to build $12.6bn steel mill in eastern India.

Market players to track al-Qaida violence in Iraq and Libyan oil crisis.

Rebel government in Libya's Cyrenaica region invites firms to buy oil.

Libya to resume production at its El Sharara oil field.

Upbeat US economic data could force the Fed to further reduce stimulus.

Warehousing companies will increase rent charges by an average of 3% in April, compared to 7% last year.

Unrest in South Sudan and Libya boosts Brent futures.

Oil inventory shrinks and demand rises on back of recovery in US economy.

There is no substitute for metals used in devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, scientists say.

Brent crude fell by as much as $3 a barrel on Monday (November 25) before paring losses, as a breakthrough nuclear deal between world powers and Iran over the weekend led to expectations for an increase in supply.

The oil and natural gas output in the US in July was equivalent of about 22 million barrels per day, compared with Russia's forecast of 21.8 million barrels a day.

Customers in the world's biggest gold market are taking advantage of the current dip in prices to make purchases ahead of the wedding season.

The world's top importer of gold posts a 138% increase in gold and silver imports in April.

Visitors from mainland China queued outside Hong Kong jewellery stores near the border and cleared shelves after a drop in the price of gold.