TREND ANALYSIS OF COPPER

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project is completely based on market research of Awareness of Commodity Market. Under this research, I have taken 100 sample sizes of which 100 questionnaires belong to Retail investors.

On the basis of that I have assessed the awareness of the people towards commodity market, their preference towards trading in commodity market & in context to segment (Agro, Precious metals). My focus was to know about investors 4/18/12 perception about a commodity that is used in industry and is not commonly traded among

COPPER
The world's production (supply) and consumption (demand) of copper have increased dramatically in the past 25 years. As large developing countries have entered the global market, demand for mineral commodities, including copper, has increased. In the past 20 years, the Andean region of South America has emerged as the world's most productive copper region. In 2007, about 45 percent of the world's copper was produced from the Andes Mountains; the 4/18/12 United States produced 8 percent.

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World Copper Markets

LME and NYMEX are the two international markets, which provide direction to the copper prices. The eight leading refining nations, viz., United States,Japan, Chile, Canada, Zambia, Belgium, and the Federal Republic of Germany account for 67% of total refined metal production.

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Copper prices in India are fixed on the basis of the rates that rule on the international stock market, and rupee and US dollar exchange rates. Economic events such as national industrial growth, global financial crisis, recession, and inflation affect metal prices. Commodity-specific events such as the construction of new production facilities or processes, new uses or the discontinuance of historic uses, unexpected mine or plant 4/18/12 closures (natural disaster, supply disruption, accident, strike, and so forth). Or industry

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Government set trade policy (implementation or suspension of taxes, penalties and quotas) that affect supply by regulating (restricting or encouraging) material flow. Geopolitical events involving governments or economic paradigms and armed conflict can cause major changes. There is also national economic growth factor. Societies, as they develop, demand metals in a way that depends on their current 4/18/12 economic position.

STUDY OF COPPER PRICES AS COMPARED TO GOLD

As per the recent study of copper and gold prices, we can observe a lot of fluctuation in the prices of both. The downgrade of the US sovereign debt by Standard and Poors to AA+, from the decades-untouched rating of AAA, has given another shot in the arm to already rising gold price. As per the recent data, the gold price touched Rs.26,000 per 10 grams. On the other hand, the prices of copper has fall down to Rs.403. 4/18/12 copper prices act as a strong indicator of economic growth.

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QUESTIONARE

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FINDINGS
.The level of awareness among the investors about Nirmal Bang is very low .Most of the investors are businessman, the tendency of investing is much high among the businessmen than those involved in service. Most of the investors are invest their money from Kotak securities, Sharekhan, Motilal Oswal and very few of them are known about Nirmal Bang securities pvt.ltd.
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The most popular source of information about the market among the investors are television and newspaper followed by internet and business magazines. People are reluctant to invest in commodities apart from Gold, Silver etc. This is due to the lack of knowledge about the other commodities in them.

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RECOMMENDATION S
Improve the brand awareness of Nirmal Bang by increasing advertisements and promotional activities like performing campaigning programs. This will improve the brand of Nirmal Bang which will help to attract more clients. Spreading awareness about different types of commodities among the potential buyers would help them to make them trade in the areas not very popular, thus, encouraging small investors to enter into commodity market.
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Strong database and regular follow- up of it

THANK YOU

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