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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

CBOT soyabean futures fall to 2-week low
Commodities

CBOT soyabean futures fall to 2-week low

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures fell to a two-week low on Friday, posting the first weekly drop in three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global supplies and stoked concerns about weakening demand, traders said.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,718. The traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 6.385 billion and the number of lots traded was 20,536.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Thai rice export prices soar to seven years high
Commodities

Thai rice export prices soar to seven years high

Thai rice export prices soared to their highest in seven years this week on expectations of a sales boost after top exporter India went into a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus and main rival Vietnam temporarily banned new export contracts.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Euronext wheat steady after two-week low
Commodities

Euronext wheat steady after two-week low

Euronext wheat edged higher on Friday, steadying after a near two-week low a day earlier in line with a rebound in Chicago, while traders awaited the outcome of a latest import tender by Algeria.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Freight rates in Asia at highest since 2008
Commodities

Freight rates in Asia at highest since 2008

Freight rates for smaller long-range (LR) vessels to move naphtha and other clean oil products from the Middle East to Japan have hit near 12-year highs, Refinitiv data showed, driven by a demand surge for floating storage to combat oversupply.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US MIDDAY: Gold climbs
Commodities

US MIDDAY: Gold climbs

Gold prices surged over 2% to a more than three-week high on Monday on expectations of global stimulus measures to counter the economic damage caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold demand soars in major Asian hubs
Commodities

Gold demand soars in major Asian hubs

Physical bullion markets in major Asian hubs saw a sharp divide this week with some regions seeing a surge in demand, while others grappled with strained supply and muted activity amid global lockdowns due to the coronavirus.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Tokyo rubber futures surge
Commodities

Tokyo rubber futures surge

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose to about 1-week high on Monday as investors were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirus deaths and news cases in US hot spots, though fears of dwindling global demand capped gains.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil moves higher
Commodities

Malaysian palm oil moves higher

Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Monday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as cargo surveyor data showed better-than-expected exports for the first five days of this month.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Raw sugar, cocoa prices surge
Commodities

Raw sugar, cocoa prices surge

Raw sugar futures on ICE climbed on Monday, extending the previous session's rise as equities rallied on a slowdown in coronavirus-related deaths and new cases but gains were capped by concerns that Brazil will boost sugar output.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold moves higher in Asia
Commodities

Gold moves higher in Asia

Gold rose to a one-week high on Monday as demand for the safe-haven metal rose due to worries over the worsening economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold jumps over 2 percent in European trade
Commodities

Gold jumps over 2 percent in European trade

Gold prices surged over 2% to a more than three-week high on Monday on expectations of global stimulus measures to counter the economic damage caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Brazil soya crop revised lower on drought
Commodities

Brazil soya crop revised lower on drought

Brazilian agribusiness consultancy AgRural on Monday revised down the country's 2019/2020 soyabean crop, according to a statement, as a drought hit the south of the world's largest exporter of the oilseed.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US MIDDAY: Corn at 3-1/2-year low
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US MIDDAY: Corn at 3-1/2-year low

Chicago corn futures slid for a seventh consecutive session on Monday, to their lowest since 2016, sapped by massive US planting prospects and renewed weakness in crude oil that underscored crumbling demand for corn-based ethanol.
Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:00am
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