December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +185 (+3.26%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +125 (+2.95%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher for the second session today and posted 2-week highs on supply concerns. Excessive rainfall in the Ivory Coast has cut off roads...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.14%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.63%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.41%, and December E-mini...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $77.23 on Friday afternoon, up 30...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. Open interest was down just 634 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.44% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.63%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.41%, and December E-mini...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed down -1.76 (-1.90%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed down -0.0902 (-2.65%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply lower on Friday after the G7 announced it will release up to 100 million bbl of crude oil and diesel supplies...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $77.23 on Friday afternoon, up 30...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. Open interest was down just 634 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.14%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.73% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.00%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.73%, and December E-mini...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.05% on Friday. A weaker-than-expected US Sep payroll report on Friday weighed on the dollar. Both non-farm payrolls and average hourly earnings rose less than expected, reducing the chance of a Fed rate hike later this month. Friday’s -1% decline in WTI crude...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +289 (+5.37%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +207 (+5.13%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Friday and posted 2-week highs on positive carryover from Thursday, when Ghana raised the price paid to cocoa farmers for the...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1.5-year high today and is up by +0.38%. The dollar is climbing today on increased safe-haven demand as political turmoil in France and Spain weighs on the euro. The dollar added to its gains today after the prices paid sub-index of the...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.99 (+5.23%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +24.20 (+4.77%). Sugar prices soared on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-year nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 2.5-week high. Weather risks prompted fund...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.14%, and December E-mini...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1.5-year high today and is up by +0.38%. The dollar is climbing today on increased safe-haven demand as political turmoil in France and Spain weighs on the euro. The dollar added to its gains today after the prices paid sub-index of the...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed down -1.76 (-1.90%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed down -0.0902 (-2.65%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply lower on Friday after the G7 announced it will release up to 100 million bbl of crude oil and diesel supplies...
Live cattle futures posted losses of 45 cents to $2.67 across the board on Friday, giving back the gains from the week, as October was just a tick lower wk/wk. October options expired on Friday. Open interest was down 4,727 contracts on Friday. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +289 (+5.37%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +207 (+5.13%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Friday and posted 2-week highs on positive carryover from Thursday, when Ghana raised the price paid to cocoa farmers for the...