Commodities

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With ample supplies, China's copper buyers sit out as prices plunge

SHANGHAI Even with copper prices reeling from their biggest rout in six years, there were few signs at China's biggest copper conference this week of manufacturers being tempted back to buy more of the metal.

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Scant signs of Russia-OPEC output cut deal ahead of Vienna meeting

MOSCOW There is little likelihood Russia will work with OPEC on cutting oil output ahead of or on the sidelines of a meeting of the exporter group in Vienna next month, officials and industry insiders say.

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Cracks appear in China's gold leasing trade as jewelers suffer defaults

SINGAPORE Chinese banks are growing alarmed by a rising number of defaults among jewelry manufacturers, prompting them to review new gold lending more carefully in the world's biggest consumer, according to sources with direct knowledge of the issue.

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Fake pesticides endanger crops and human health in India

FARIDABAD, India Millions of unsuspecting Indian farmers are spraying fake pesticides onto their fields, contaminating soil, cutting crop yields and putting both food security and human health at risk in the country of 1.25 billion people.

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India, not China, powering growth in fuel demand: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia - China's fuel usage tends to gather headlines as an indicator of the strength of global crude oil demand, and while this has been justified, the real growth action is happening over the Himalayas in India.

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As Chinese funds return to copper, should we be worried? Andy Home

LONDON History may not repeat itself but it certainly does rhyme strongly when it comes to the copper market.

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California's gasoline demand slowed over the summer: Kemp

LONDON California motorists drive almost 1 billion miles every day, and in doing so consume around 40 million gallons of gasoline and 8 million gallons of diesel.

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Oil trades near three-month low as excess supply takes toll

LONDON Brent crude oil futures gained some ground on Friday but remained near three-month lows as the pressure of a persistent supply glut limited optimism for a price recovery.

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Oil traders prepare for next big price drop in March 2016

SINGAPORE Oil traders are preparing for another downward turn in prices by March 2016, market data suggests, as what is expected to be an unusually warm winter dents demand just as Iran's resurgent crude exports hit global markets after sanctions are ended.

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Commodity prices could see sharp drop as supply cuts disappoint -Goldman

SINGAPORE/BENGALURU Commodity prices could see another sharp drop as an adjustment in supplies from energy, metals and agricultural producers remains insufficient in the face of weaker demand at key consumers like China, U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said.

384.91
Net Change
+1.02
Open
0.00
High
385.36
Low
383.89
Times
11/20 09:56
Data as of10:28am EST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).
COMMODITY FUTURES
Energy:   Oil, Natural Gas, Electricity
 
 
Grains:   Corn/Maize, Wheat, Barley, Rice
 
Oilseeds:   Soybeans, Rapeseed, Palm Oil
 
Softs:   Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Rubber, Citrus, Cotton
 
Livestock:   Lean Hogs, Live Cattle
Commodity Currency Last Trade Price Change % Price Change Trade Time
LIGHT CRUDE CON1  Nov15 USD 40.42 -0.12 -0.30% 11/20 10:13
NO 2 HT OIL CON1  Nov15 USD 1.37 -0.00 -0.15% 11/20 10:16
NATURAL GAS CON1  Nov15 USD 2.19 -0.08 -3.69% 11/20 10:17
100 OZ GOLD MAR4  Nov15 USD 1,082.90 +4.90 +0.45% 11/20 02:25
SILVER 5000 CON1  Nov15 USD 14.10 -0.09 -0.64% 11/18 13:31
HG COPPER CON1  Nov15 USD 2.09 +0.02 +0.87% 11/20 09:45
CORN CON1  Dec15 USC 364.75 +0.50 +0.14% 11/20 10:17
WHEAT CON1  Dec15 USC 490.00 -0.75 -0.15% 11/20 10:16
SOYBEANS CON1  Jan16 USC 857.75 -2.25 -0.26% 11/20 10:16
SUGAR 11 CON1  Feb16 USC 15.40 +0.45 +3.01% 11/20 10:16
COFFEE C CON1  Dec15 USC 123.10 +3.20 +2.67% 11/20 10:02
COCOA CON1  Dec15 USD 3,346.00 -20.00 -0.59% 11/20 09:50
FROZEN OJ CON1  Jan16 USC 153.10 +2.05 +1.36% 11/20 10:16
COTTON NO 2 CON1  Dec15 USC 61.40 -0.18 -0.29% 11/20 10:13
LIVE HOGS CON1  Dec15 USC 56.62 +1.23 +2.21% 11/20 10:16
LIVE CATTLE CON1  Dec15 USC 130.57 +0.68 +0.52% 11/20 10:15
Data as of10:28am EST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

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Short Term Rates
Prime 3.25
Discount 1.25
Fed Funds 0.25
1 Month Libor --
3 Month Libor 0.32
Date as of 11/20 10:28 (Delayed at least 20 minutes)