Commodity Futures Trading

NEW YORK/LONDON: Sugar futures clawed higher on Monday while cocoa and coffee eased as the market took stock of further delays to Greece 's bailout deal to resolve the continent's prolonged debt crisis. Read the rest of this entry »

Sugar futures in London rose for the 12th straight session, the longest winning streak in 23 years, on speculation that commercial users of the sweetener are increasing purchases amid a lack of sellers. Coffee fell. Read the rest of this entry »

Sugar futures prices edged up by 0.25% to Rs 2,846 per quintal today, as speculators created positions largely on hopes the government will allow more exports of the sweetener but weak demand in the physical market capped the gains. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK/LONDON: White sugar futures surged to their priciest in two months and raw sugar hit a 15-day high on Thursday on financial market hopes Greece will reach an agreement with its creditors, which knocked the dollar down against the euro. Read the rest of this entry »

Sugar prices ruled steady across the country with marginal change on Monday on need-based demand and continued selling by mills. Bearish sugar futures weighed on sentiment as demand is not expected to improve, with the next few days being the middle of the month period. Read the rest of this entry »

Sugar futures rose by 0.14% to Rs 2,928 per quintal today on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), as speculators created positions on expectations that the government might allow more exports. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK: ICE raw sugar futures closed down 5.3 percent on Thursday, their biggest one-day slump in 3 months, pressured by the strong US dollar and a wave of automatic sell orders that caused them to give back all the gains from Tuesday's steep rally. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Ace Derivatives and Commodity Exchange Ltd, a national multi-commodity exchange, is likely to launch a Delhi-based sugar derivatives contract in January, an official of the exchange said. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK/LONDON: ICE raw sugar futures closed at a two-week high on Friday, on book-squaring before the end of the year in light dealings ahead of the Christmas holiday, while arabica coffee dipped on long liquidation. Read the rest of this entry »