Commodities

281.95
Change
+0.03
Open
282.60
High
282.70
Low
281.23
Times
05/25 22:08
Data as of 2:45pm BST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).
518.17
Change
+1.67
Open
517.37
High
518.60
Low
516.50
Times
05/25 22:08
Data as of 2:45pm 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  Jul12 USD 90.74 +0.08 +0.09% 05/25 22:14
Oil, Heating New York No. 2 NYMEX  Jul12 USD 2.83 +0.01 +0.22% 05/25 22:11
Gas, Natural NYMEX  Jun12 USD 2.55 -0.10 -3.80% 05/25 22:14
Gold, 100 Troy Oz. COMEX  Jun12 USD 1,573.10 +15.60 +0.99% 05/25 22:14
Silver, 5000 Oz. COMEX  Jul12 USX 2,848.00 +32.30 +1.13% 05/25 21:59
Copper, High Grade COMEX  Jul12 USX 344.90 +2.05 +0.59% 05/25 21:59
Corn Pit CBOT  Jul12 USX 578.50 +0.00 +0.00% 05/25 22:19
Wheat Composite CBOT  Jul12 USD 680.00 +17.00 +2.50% 05/25 22:22
Soybean Pit CBOT  Jul12 USX 1,382.00 +6.00 +0.43% 05/25 22:20
Sugar World No.11 ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 19.58 +0.00 +0.00% 05/25 18:59
Coffee C ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 167.65 +0.75 +0.45% 05/25 18:59
Cocoa ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 2,105.00 +0.00 +0.00% 05/25 18:59
Orange Juice (FCOJ-1) ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 109.25 -0.05 -0.05% 05/25 18:59
Cotton No. 2 ICE FUT US  Jul12 USD 73.62 -0.32 -0.43% 05/25 19:34
Hogs, Lean Pit CME  Jul12 USD 86.57 +0.55 +0.64% 05/25 22:19
Cattle, Live Pit CME  Aug12 USD 119.10 -0.70 -0.59% 05/25 22:19
Data as of 2:45pm BST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

Gold Market Report

PRECIOUS-Gold climbs before U.S. holiday; down on week

* Precious metal up 1 pct on the day after another choppy session

PRECIOUS-Gold weakens on euro, on track for 6 pct loss in May

* Coming Up: U.S. CFTC commitment of traders data; 1930 GMT (Updates prices)

PRECIOUS-Gold holds near $1,560, on track for 6 pct loss in May

SINGAPORE, May 25 - Gold barely moved on Friday in line with calmer equities but the metal was on track for a 6 percent loss this month, hit by fears the debt crisis in Europe could spiral out of control and trigger a global ecomomic slowdown.

PRECIOUS-Gold ends up but stronger dollar limits gains

* Philippines boosts gold reserves by 32 tonnes (Updates market activity, prices to U.S. session; new byline, changes dateline, previously LONDON)

PRECIOUS-Gold prices rise 1 percent as dollar retreats

LONDON, May 24 - Gold rose 1 percent on Thursday, snapping three days of losses to climb towards $1,580 an ounce, as the dollar swung back into negative territory versus the euro after a softer-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report.

UPDATE 1-Renaissance unit Topaz inks phase one of debt plan

* Topaz signs $203 mln loan deal as part of refinancing plan

Glencore to lay out Xstrata merger plans

* Glencore unlikely to increase offer in circular - analysts

REFILE-Renaissance unit Topaz signs first phase of $330 mln debt plan

DUBAI, May 27 - Topaz Energy and Marine, a unit of Oman's Renaissance Services, has signed the first phase of a $330 million refinancing loan agreement with banks, its parent said in a statement to the bourse on Sunday.

China Jan-April industrial profits down 1.6 pct yr/yr

BEIJING, May 27 - The combined profits of industrial companies across China fell 1.6 percent in the first four months of 2012 from a year earlier to 1.45 trillion yuan ($228.6 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday.

RPT-NYMEX-Crude ends up but dips fourth straight week

* U.N. nuclear watchdog finds higher uranium trace in Iran

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Stock Search
FTSE 100 5,351.53 +1.48 +0.03%
DAX 6,339.94 +24.05 +0.38%
CAC 40 3,047.94 +9.69 +0.32%
TR Europe 113.94 +0.00 +0.00%
GBP/USD 1.5659 -0.05%
GBP/EUR 1.2508 +0.09%
EUR/USD 1.2515 -0.17%
Gold 1,573.10 +15.60 +0.99%
Oil 90.74 +0.08 +0.09%
Corn 578.50 +0.00 +0.00%

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

Well sprung?

25 May 2012

Was the Shareholder Spring as revolutionary as it looked?

Three snapshots for Wednesday

23 May 2012

Three charts for Wednesday: U.S. dividend yields, Italian consumer confidence, German 2-year yield

Pension funds cover the table

22 May 2012

Pension funds are stepping up diversification to tackle volatility.

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 05/27 14:45 (Delayed at least 20 minutes)