Archive for  December 2012
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Copper hit its highest price in almost two months on Monday as investors took heart from rising factory output growth in top consumer China, although data also showed Chinese exports and imports were below forecasts,
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Brent oil prices rose slightly on Monday after Chinese data showed oil imports increased last month, a sign of robust demand for commodities in the world's No 2 oil consuming country. Chinese customs data showed
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Key TOCOM rubber futures rose 1.9 percent to a two-month high on Monday, tracking gains in the Shanghai market as strong output data in China over the weekend helped revive risk appetite, with rises in
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Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT. SOYOIL EU degummed: euro tonne fob ex-mill December 2012 923.00 January 2013 918.00 -2.00 February 2013/April 2013 924.00 +0.00 May 2013/July 2013 900.00. RAPEOIL Dutch/EU: euro tonne
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Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT. SOYOIL EU degummed: euro tonne fob ex-mill December 2012 923.00 January 2013 918.00 -2.00 February 2013/April 2013 924.00 +0.00 May 2013/July 2013 900.00. RAPEOIL Dutch/EU: euro tonne
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Malaysian palm oil futures inched up on Monday as slower-than-expected growth in stocks last month and firm export demand in the first ten days of December lifted sentiment. Traders are expecting stronger export demand in
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Raw sugar and arabica coffee futures on ICE closed at the lowest level in roughly 2-1/2 years on Monday, after reports from top producer Brazil emphasised plentiful supplies for both markets. Cocoa futures trading on
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Gold inched up on Monday as a drop in the US unemployment rate did little to dampen expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain easy monetary policy when it meets later this week. Investors are
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Gold prices firmed for a third session on Monday on expectations the Federal Reserve will further stimulate monetary policy when it meets later this week, though a weaker tone to European stock markets kept a
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US corn futures hit a three-week low early on Monday, falling for a third straight session as sluggish exports and an expected upward revision to US stocks suggested a recovery in supply after a drought-hit
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