London Metal Exchange (LME) copper futures inched down in Asia on light profit-taking on Wednesday, a day after steep gains on speculative fund buying triggered by a drop in LME stocks. LME copper for delivery

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Asia's rubber markets saw new inquiries from tyre makers but with Tokyo futures softening market players are seeing a weakening in the once red-hot market. The big rubber producers of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia are experiencing

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Raw sugar prices settled higher on Tuesday on speculative short covering as the market remains trapped in a band due to a dearth of fresh leads, brokers said. The New York Board of Trade's key

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Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed firm on Tuesday amid strength in the energy markets and inflation worries as investors turned to commodities as an inflationary hedge, traders said. November soybeans settled

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Rough rice futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed higher Tuesday on a technical recovery after trending lower over the past two weeks, traders said. Late speculative buying helped prices recover late in the

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Rice prices in Vietnam, the world's second-largest exporter after Thailand, firmed further this week as exporters scrambled to secure supplies for loading amid thinning stocks, traders said on Wednesday. "Supplies are very scant right now

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Malaysian crude palm oil futures were a touch softer at Wednesday's close after tracking a fresh drop in rival US soyaaoil. Trade was also thin - less than a quarter of that seen on a

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Taiwan stocks ended 0.36 percent lower on Wednesday, with smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp leading a slide in high-price technology shares on weak investor confidence. But a rebound in banking shares, after a recent

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Malaysian share prices closed flat in rangebound trade on Wednesday, continuing to mark time in the absence of a fresh lead, dealers said. Investors were also sidelined before a long holiday stretch in the week

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Hong Kong stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday amid investor caution ahead of China Construction Bank's highly-anticipated market debut on Thursday and as bird flu fears hit some retail and China plays. News of another

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