Archive for December 2011
Cocoa crashes 30%
Cocoa futures ended 2011 down around 30 percent on Friday, while sugar dropped more than 20 percent and coffee also showed a weak performance, after a year of worries over the global economic outlook spilled into the softs complex. Read the rest of this entry »
Sugar dips, arabicas firm, weak year for softs
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) ICE raw sugar futures eased on Friday, while arabica coffee firmed and cocoa edged up in thin volumes, with soft commodities ending 2011 lower due to ample supplies and worries over the global economic outlook. Read the rest of this entry »
Wheat, corn, oat and soybean futures futures rise; beef and pork prices mixed
CHICAGO — Grains futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery rose 7.50 cents to $6.5275 a bushel; March corn rose 8.50 cents to $6.4650 a bushel; March oats rose 3.50 cents to $3.0950 a bushel; while March soybeans rose 10.75 cents to $12.0775 a bushel. Beef and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Read full article > > Read the rest of this entry »
Grain futures rise, livestock prices traded mixed
Grains futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Read the rest of this entry »
NY orange juice ends 2011 slightly higher
NEW YORK : Orange juice futures finished 2011 slightly higher, bucking a broadly lower trend among other soft commodities. The key March frozen concentrated orange juice contract rose 0.45 cent to conclude at $1.69 per lb on Friday, trading from $1.672 to $1.691. Read the rest of this entry »
Cocoa crashes 30 pct in 2011, sugar slumps 20pc
NEW YORK/LONDON: Cocoa futures ended 2011 down around 30 percent on Friday, while sugar dropped more than 20 percent and coffee also showed a weak performance, after a year of worries over the global economic outlook spilled into the softs complex. Read the rest of this entry »
Gold Futures Rise 10.0% in 2011, Silver Falls 9.8%
Gold futures capped off their 11th consecutive year of gains on a positive note, with the COMEX February 2012 contract settling higher on Friday by $25. Read the rest of this entry »
Futures bets show Romney heavy Republican favorite
(Reuters) - Opinion polls come and go, but for those with money on the line Mitt Romney is now a heavy favorite to win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and go on to challenge President Barack Obama. Two electronic markets that allow wagering on real-world events have the former Massachusetts governor well ahead, days before the first votes are tallied in a months-long series of state ... Read the rest of this entry »
OIL FUTURES: Crude Settles Lower In Final Session Of Year
OIL FUTURES: Crude Settles Lower In Final Session Of Year Read the rest of this entry »
Futures Movers: Oil futures slip, but notch yearly gain of 8.2%
Crude oil futures close lower as traders eye developments in Europe and Iran and their potential risks to global oil demand. Oil futures scores yearly gain of over 8%, while natural gas loses 32%. Read the rest of this entry »