Futures Market Overview

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.64% and posted a 5-week low. Wednesday’s US economic reports were dovish for the Fed and weighed on the dollar. Also, Wednesday’s rally in the S&P...

June Nymex natural gas (NGM24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.072 (+3.07%). June nat-gas prices on Wednesday rallied to a 3-3/4 month nearest-futures high on expectations that warm US temperatures will boost...

June WTI crude oil (CLM24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.61 (+0.78%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM24 ) closed up +3.72 (+1.51%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rebounded Wednesday from 2-1/2 month lows and...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.22 (-1.17%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -10.70 (-1.93%). Sugar prices on Wednesday settled moderately lower but...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Wednesday closed up +521 (+7.12%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +405 (+6.59%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday settled sharply higher on ideas that this week's...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Wednesday closed down -1.45 (-0.72%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -31 (-0.90%). Coffee prices today posted moderate losses on a rebound in ICE coffee...

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The cotton market is trading mixed at midday, with July back up 73 points. Other contracts are within 5 points of unch, with the exception to the thinly traded October contracts. The outside market factors...