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- Natural Gas Continues Slide; Gold Rises: Commodities at Close
GRAINS, SOFT COMMODITIES, LIVESTOCK March-delivery soybeans fell as much as 0.6 percent to $11.76 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade before trading at $11.7625 at 2:45 pm Singapore time. Corn for delivery in March declined 0.2 percent to $6.0275 a …
See all stories on this topic » - Rand Strengthens For a Third Day as Economic Optimism Boosts Commodities
The rand strengthened for a third day after reports from the US and Germany yesterday showed strengthening economic growth, improving the demand outlook for commodities. South Africa's currency appreciated as much as 0.4 percent to 8.0175 per dollar, …
See all stories on this topic » - GRAINS-Corn rises for 2nd day, soy dips on LatAm rain f'cast
The report's findings continue to hang over the grains and soy markets, and many traders said they would be surprised if the market could continue to stay strong longer-term due to the fundamental pressure. As a result, major brokerages and banks such …
See all stories on this topic » - Commodities: Crude cruises 2% higher
Crude for February delivery rose $2.01 to settle at $100.71 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On the ICE futures exchange Brent crude rose 10 cents to $111.44 a barrel. Official figures showed China's economy grew 8.9% in the fourth quarter …
See all stories on this topic » - Pace of China urbanisation may dent commodities demand
For example, aluminium prices jumped alongside most other commodities yesterday. But, if anything, easier credit would enable unprofitable Chinese smelters to keep running, exacerbating the chronic oversupply that helped trash Alcoa's fourth-quarter …
See all stories on this topic » - PowerShares Plans Active Commodities ETF
Invesco PowerShares, the Wheaton, Ill.-based firm behind the world’s biggest Nasdaq 100 ETF, filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to market an actively managed futures-based commodities ETF that seeks to achieve positive total …
See all stories on this topic » - South Africa Corn Export Push May Exhaust Stocks: Commodities
Grains comprise about 3.5 percent of the inflation basket directly and a further 4.5 percent indirectly through meat prices, said Elna Moolman, an economist at Renaissance BJM in Johannesburg. White corn makes up half of producers' feed expenses, …
See all stories on this topic » - GRAINS-US complex steady in early Asian trade after weather-driven gains
The US dollar index was down about 0.5 percent by the CBOT close, a bullish signal for dollar-backed grains and oilseeds. US crude oil futures were higher. * China's economy grew slightly more than expected but at the weakest pace in 2-1/2 years, …
See all stories on this topic » - PRECIOUS-Gold hits 5-week high as euro, commodities rise
Elsewhere, stocks and commodities rose after data showed China's economic growth in the latest quarter beat expectations but was still its weakest in 2-1/2 years, potentially heralding fresh pro-growth measures from the government. …
See all stories on this topic » - Grains futures, livestock prices rise
Wheat for March delivery rose 4 cents to $6.0625 a bushel; March corn rose 7.25 cents to $6.0675 a bushel; March oats were unchanged at $2.8250 a bushel; while March soybeans rose 12.75 cents to $11.71 a bushel. Beef and pork futures rose on the …
See all stories on this topic » - Commodities markets summary
Oil prices have climbed in New York on positive US and Chinese economic data and after Saudi Arabia said it would like to keep prices high at around $US100 a barrel, analysts said. But Brent crude fell slightly in London on Tuesday, with trading …
See all stories on this topic » - PowerShares Plans Active Commodities ETF
The PowerShares Commodity Rotation Portfolio will use a relative strength methodology to rank 25 to 30 single-commodity indexes, and then select a sub-set of commodities that have what it called “powerful relative strength characteristics,” the filing …
See all stories on this topic » - Cattle Rise to Record on Tight Supplies: Commodities at Close
GRAINS, OILSEEDS Soybeans and corn rose for the first time in a week as warm, dry weather returned to parts of South America, threatening crops that compete with supplies from the US, the world's largest producer. Soybean futures for March delivery …
See all stories on this topic » - Commodities price jump doesn't keep TSX in the black
TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Tuesday even as commodity prices rose sharply in the wake of data indicating China is managing to avoid an abrupt economic slowdown. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 25.77 points to 12232.83. …
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