Today’s Futures News

Today’s Futures News

• Asia Grains-Thailand buys feed wheat, India offers new-crop corn
  "We are seeing some interest in Indian corn which will be available after April," said another Singapore-based regional grains trader. "Buyers in Southeast Asia are booking some containers as of now." In the wheat market, Asian flour millers are …
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• Chidambaram levies 0.01 percent CTT on non-agro commodities
  The CTT levied on the futures contracts of non-agro commodities such as gold, silver and crude oil will be at the same rate of the securities transaction tax (STT) levied on the purchase and sale of equities in the stock markets. "Trading in commodity …
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• Oil Falls; Base Metals Advance; Gold Rises: Commodities at Close
  GRAINS, OILSEEDS, SOFT COMMODITIES. Wheat pared gains to head for a monthly loss as investors weighed whether a widening cash discount to corn will spur demand before a report that may show weekly U.S. export sales declined. Wheat for May …
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• COMMODITIES-Gold snaps 2-day rally; oil extends losses
  The Thomson Reuters-Jefferies CRB index settled slightly lower on the day, losses limited by the higher close in six of the 19 commodities on the index. Cotton led gains, rising over 3 percent, or its most in six months, as mill buying helped the …
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• How to Invest in Commodities
  Hard commodities cover everything in the metals and energy areas including oil, natural gas, copper, nickel, gold and silver. Soft commodities include all the commodities that are edible including all of the grains, cattle, pork bellies, sugar, coffee …
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• Vermont pension committee to hike allocations to commodities, real estate …
  Vermont Pension Investment Committee, Montpelier, will increase its target allocations to commodities, real estate and risk parity for the $3.7 billion Vermont State Retirement Systems as a result of an annual asset-allocation review, wrote Stephen …
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• Baseball teaches us that most valuable commodities can't be purchased

  If exactly the right man says just the wrong words, a blurred image can snap into focus. Like a smack in the face, we see the picture more clearly. “I could play for the worst team if they paid the most,” said Zack Greinke, who signed the second … See all stories on this topic »

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• Ex-commodities broker sentenced in Chicago
  CHICAGO — A one-time Chicago commodities broker has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding a half-dozen people out of around $2.5 million. Their losses totaled some $1.3 million. A Tuesday news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office …
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• SOFTS HIGHLIGHTS : Top Stories of the Day
  NEW YORK–Cocoa futures were slightly higher Wednesday, buoyed by the weaker U.S. dollar, which makes commodities priced in the currency more attractive to foreign buyers. COFFEE ICE Arabica-Coffee Futures Hold Steady on Protests, Crop Disease …
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• Whole grains, rather than dietary fibre, found to be fundamental to the …
  On the basis of observing 11 major US prospective studies, the review proves that whole grains are particularly central to a healthy diet; pinpoints the dose necessary; and predicts the long-term impact of whole grain consumption, or lack thereof, on …
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• US Mission Explores Grains, Pork
  A US trade mission is here in the country to explore opportunities in the agriculture sector particularly in grains and pork trading. The 19-man mission from the State of Iowa is headed by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds. The mission, which is …
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• TSX turns higher amid falling commodities, Italian election uncertainty

  The Toronto stock market turned modestly higher late morning Wednesday amid strong gains in telecom and industrial stocks. However, the inconclusive results of Italy's election continued to cast a shadow over markets as the voting results failed to … See all stories on this topic »

  Financial Post