Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Tax cuts are yet leave any impact on the market, as prices of some necessaries recorded fresh spikes despite the government having reduced import duties on such essential products.

Sugar, coarse and medium rice, loose soybean and palm oils, onions, eggs, chickens, beef, pulses, vegetables -especially brinjal-were toeing previous one-month uptrend.

On Sunday, coarse and medium rice retailed at Tk 55-68, eggs Tk 145-150 a dozen, sugar Tk 150-165 a kg, palm oil Tk 145-150 a litre, loose soybean oil Tk 165-170 a litre, onion Tk 120-130 a kg and lentils Tk 125-165 a kg, depending on quality.

Only prices of dates (common to medium) remained static at a previous high of Tk 320-500 a kg while potato was the only product to sh...