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San Francisco, Oct 29 :Microsoft reported record first-quarter sales Thursday of more than $16 billion and notched up a not-too-shabby $5.4 billion in net profit.

Not bad for a company that has been widely written off as a creaking dinosaur, destined to go the way of T-Rex in the face of competition from Google, Apple, Facebook and other companies that we probably haven't even heard of yet.

Mentha oil November contract dropped Rs 5.6 and settled at Rs 1149.6 a kg on the back of rise in supplies at major mandies against sluggish demand by exporters. As per market sources, major mandies of Uttar Pradesh such as Sambhal and Chandausi have witnessed the daily average arrivals of around 625 drums. The contract made intraday low of Rs 1138 a kg and high of Rs 1165.7 a kg with the volume of 6422 and total open interest for the same contact was at 7022.Now support for the menthol is seen at 1136.5 and below could see a test of 1123.4. Resistance is now likely to be seen at 1164.2, a move above could see prices testing 1178.8.

Pepper November delivery gained Rs 600 and settled at Rs 20980/quintal lead by fresh buying amid su

Guar yesterday we have seen that market has moved 0.51% on export demand but higher out

Nickel yesterday traded with the positive node and settled 0.8% up at 1022.5 ahead of contract expi

Belgium's Nyrstar the world's biggest producer of zinc, said on Wednesday that zinc metal production was down 3 percent in the third quarter because of operational issues at its Balen smelter. Production was 256,000 tonnes compared with 265,000 in the same period last year. Zinc yesterday we have seen that market has moved -0.81%. Market has opened at 110.8 & made a low of 108.6 versus the day high of 111.4. The total volume for the day was at 37285 lots and the open interest was at 3149.Now support for the zinc is seen at 108.4 and below could see a test of 107.1. Resistance is now likely to be seen at 111.2, a move above could see prices testing 112.7.