PARIS: Paris wheat futures extended gains on Friday to a new seven-week high, carried along by technical momentum and a dollar-fuelled jump in Dow Futures. The rise on the European market was capped by a sharp increase in the euro against the dollar, which further tempered export sentiment after a recent slowing in demand for Read More
March 2015
NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures turned positive after hitting a six-year low on Friday as top-producer Brazil’s real currency rallied against a sagging US dollar and the low prices attracted buying. New York cocoa on ICE Futures US jumped on a sharp downturn in the US Read More
NEW YORK: Differentials for Brazilian and Colombian arabica coffee fell for the first time in months this week but remained elevated as the futures market rallied off 13-month lows. The average differential on 2/3 strictly soft/fine cup Brazilian coffee shipped from the Santos port dipped to even with the benchmark May arabica coffee price on Read More
Posted Mar. 20, 2015 at 10:02 AM
Analysts at ETF Securities said oil ETFs now hold between 175m-180m barrels equivalent of WTI for delivery in May, the most active futures contract. This is about 30 per cent of combined open interest in May WTI on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, the main energy futures bourses. The Read More
* Nike climbs in premarket after results, outlook * Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug slows mental decline-study * Futures up: Dow 148 pts, S&P 15 pts, Nasdaq 36 pts (Adds quote, updates prices) By Chuck Mikolajczak March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were poised for a higher open on Friday, with the S&P 500 on track to Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – Dow Futures climbed higher before the open on Friday, supported by a healthy gains in European markets as ‘Grexit’ fears receded on hopes the Greek government and the EU can work out a deal in Brussels. A joint statement by Greece and their EU counterparts said the country will submit a “full Read More
View photo . (Flickr/Niccolo Caranti)US stock futures are higher on the last day of a wild trading week. Near 8:00 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 9 points, Dow futures were up 117 points, and Nasdaq futures were up 22 points. The Dow and S&P 500 closed lower yesterday. It’s a quadruple witching day, Read More
* Futures up: Dow 88 pts, S&P 7.25 pts, Nasdaq 14.75 pts March 20 (Reuters) – Dow Futures climbed on Friday after a one-day pullback as investors were reassured by a reform pledge by Greece to its EU creditors that could help avert a cash crunch. * The benchmark S&P 500 index is on pace Read More
CHICAGO: US corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by strength in the dollar that threatened to further chill already cool demand for US exports, traders said. “It was all about the US dollar today, as the night session gapped higher on big volume off Read More