The New York Board of Trade's key March raw sugar contract rose 0.19 cent or 1.9 percent to conclude at 11.82 cents a lb, moving from 11.62 to 11.85 cents. It was an inside day since the range was within Monday's 11.60 to 11.86 cents band. May gained 0.18 to 11.74 cents. The rest increased 0.12 to 0.18 cent.
"It doesn't look like it's getting out of its range," a long-time floor dealer said, adding key March is pinned between 11.50 and the recent high of 11.86 cents.