The New York Board of Trade's active December arabica contract rose 0.55 cent to settle at $1.0370 a lb, after trading from $1.0260 to $1.0525. The trading range was within the December contract's price range over the past five days, from $1.0255 to $1.0680.
Among other arabicas, March advanced 0.50 cent to end at $1.0675 a lb, while back month contracts gained 0.55 to 1.05 cents a lb. NYBOT coffee futures trading volume reached an estimated 9,539 lots, slightly higher from Monday's official tally of 8,424 contracts.