Commodities

301.46
Change
-2.62
Open
304.23
High
304.42
Low
301.26
Times
05/03 22:20
Data as of 3:08am BST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).
546.47
Change
-4.13
Open
551.26
High
551.68
Low
546.17
Times
05/03 22:20
Data as of 3:08am BST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).
COMMODITY FUTURES
Energy:   Oil, Natural Gas, Electricity
 
 
Grains:   Corn/Maize, Wheat, Barley, Rice
 
Oilseeds:   Soybeans, Rapseed, Palm Oil
 
Softs:   Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Rubber, Citrus, Cotton
 
Livestock:   Lean Hogs, Live Cattle
Commodity Currency Last Change % Change Trade Date/Time
Crude Oil Light Sweet  Jun12 USD 102.68 +0.14 +0.14% 05/04 02:36
Oil, Heating New York No. 2 NYMEX  Jun12 USD 3.09 +0.00 +0.16% 05/04 02:09
Gas, Natural NYMEX  Jun12 USD 2.33 -0.01 -0.65% 05/04 02:36
Gold, 100 Troy Oz. COMEX  Jun12 USD 1,636.90 +2.10 +0.13% 05/04 02:36
Silver, 5000 Oz. COMEX  Jul12 USX 3,013.50 +12.50 +0.41% 05/04 02:36
Copper, High Grade COMEX  May12 USX 374.75 +1.40 +0.37% 05/04 02:24
Corn Pit CBOT  Jul12 USX 614.50 +3.00 +0.49% 05/03 22:10
Wheat Composite CBOT  Jul12 USD 618.00 +2.50 +0.40% 05/04 02:55
Soybean Pit CBOT  Jul12 USX 1,473.50 -11.50 -0.78% 05/03 22:11
Sugar World No.11 ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 20.65 +0.10 +0.48% 05/03 01:00
Coffee C ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 175.80 -6.95 -3.95% 05/03 01:00
Cocoa ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 2,307.00 -35.00 -1.52% 05/03 01:00
Orange Juice (FCOJ-1) ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 127.00 -3.80 -2.99% 05/03 01:00
Cotton No. 2 ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 89.33 +0.12 +0.13% 05/04 02:33
Hogs, Lean Pit CME  Jun12 USD 84.93 +0.47 +0.56% 05/03 22:11
Cattle, Live Pit CME  Jun12 USD 115.88 +3.00 +2.59% 05/03 22:11
Data as of 3:08am BST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

Gold Market Report

PRECIOUS-Gold near 1-week low ahead of U.S. jobs data

SINGAPORE, May 4 - Gold held near its weakest in a week on Friday as cautious investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the release of U.S. payrolls report, which could revive hopes of a third round of U.S. Federal Reserve bond buying.

PRECIOUS-Gold falls 1 percent, US nonfarm payrolls eyed

* US traders digest new CME margin on non-hedge positions

PRECIOUS-Gold under pressure from weak data; ECB eyed

* Risk of growing euro zone crisis underpins dollar, pressures gold

PRECIOUS-Gold under pressure from weak US, Europe data

SINGAPORE, May 3 - Gold remained under pressure on Thursday after disappointing data from both sides of the Atlantic fueled concerns about global growth, while investors awaited a rate decision by the European Central Bank later in the day for more trading cues.

PRECIOUS-Gold falls on weak physical buying, soft jobs data

* Gold tracks Wall St, commodities lower; weak demand hurts

RPT-UPDATE 2-Indonesia to impose tax, curbs on raw metal exports

JAKARTA, May 3 - Indonesia will impose a new export tax on metal ores and prohibit the shipment of raw minerals unless miners submit plans to build smelters, in a decision likely to shake up mining in one of the world's major metals exporters.

Australian billionaire says to build nickel freight fleet

SYDNEY, May 4 - Australian businessman Clive Palmer on Friday said he plans to build and operate a fleet of four freighters to import nickel ore to a nickel refining plant purchased from BHP Billiton .

UPDATE 2-Argentina nationalizes YPF with house vote

* Most Argentines like the move, Senate voted last week (Recasts with final vote)

UPDATE 4-Contractors end protest at Escondida mine in Chile

* Escondida produced 819,261 tns of copper in 2011 (Recasts with partial blockade lifted, fresh quote)

Argentine Congress approves YPF nationalization

BUENOS AIRES, May 3 - Argentina's Congress on Thursday gave final approval to a measure nationalizing the country's biggest oil company, YPF, clearing the way for President Cristina Fernandez to sign the bill into law.

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FTSE 100 5,766.55 +8.44 +0.15%
DAX 6,694.44 -16.33 -0.24%
CAC 40 3,223.36 -2.97 -0.09%
TR Europe 127.25 -0.11 -0.09%
GBP/USD 1.6190 +0.07%
GBP/EUR 1.2302 +0.02%
EUR/USD 1.3156 +0.03%
Gold 1,636.90 +2.10 +0.13%
Oil 102.68 +0.14 +0.14%
Corn 614.50 +3.00 +0.49%

ANALYSIS-Small ships to unlock rate boon for bulk owners

Dry cargo shippers with smaller vessels are shifting to more-risk, more-reward spot markets, eyeing rising demand for sugar and grains -- commodities well suited to versatile supramax and handysize ships.

Think brussels sprouts and cauliflower are agricultural commodities? Think again.

While the financial bailouts tossed to automakers, banks and other groups during the recent economic crisis left a funny taste in the mouth of some Americans, one former U.S. regulator hopes efforts to prevent another panic doesn't go rotten.

Can export bans be challenged at the WTO?

As countries move to protect their food supplies, experts say the World Trade Organization is unlikely to have the authority to stop them banning grain exports

Three snapshots for Thursday

03 May 2012

Three snapshots for Thursday: ECB holds rates, divergence in euro zone earnings, Turkey inflation.

‘A Coke and a smile’ too little for emerging mkts

03 May 2012

Consumers in emerging markets want drinks that appeal to their local tastes.

Saudi stocks eye foreign flows

03 May 2012

Saudi stocks have been on a roll on expectations of more foreign investment.

Short Term Rates
Prime 3.25
Discount 1.25
Fed Funds 0.25
1 Month Libor 0.24
3 Month Libor 0.47
Date as of 05/04 03:08 (Delayed at least 20 minutes)