Foreign exchange markets recorded widespread weakness across several major currencies, while the US dollar strengthened against a broad basket of international currencies. The Norwegian krone was the weakest performer in the latest market update, declining 1.12%, followed by the Australian dollar, which fell 0.96%. The Canadian dollar lost 0.78%, while sterling declined 0.73%. The euro […]
Energy commodity markets recorded widespread losses in the latest trading session, with European natural gas prices leading the downside. Germany’s Natural Gas THE benchmark fell 5.53%, while UK natural gas declined 4.46% and European Union natural gas dropped 4.20%. Oil markets also moved lower, with Brent crude falling 0.54% and crude oil declining 0.20%. In […]
Metals markets delivered a mixed performance in the latest trading session, with lithium carbonate and platinum leading the gains while silicon, iron ore and gold moved lower. Lithium carbonate was the strongest performer, rising 2.07%, followed by platinum, which advanced 0.96%. On the downside, silicon declined 0.76%, iron ore traded in China fell 0.51%, and […]
Agricultural commodity markets ended the latest trading session with a mixed performance, as lumber, palm oil and sugar recorded notable declines while coffee and soybeans moved higher. Lumber was the weakest performer, falling 2.99%, followed by palm oil, which declined 2.72%. Sugar also came under pressure, losing 1.67%. On the positive side, coffee advanced 1.07%, […]
US natural gas futures recovered on Friday, with December 2026 Nymex contracts gaining 5.1 cents, or 1.73%, to close at a one-week high. The recovery was driven by forecasts for colder temperatures across central and eastern parts of the United States, alongside record natural gas flows to US LNG export terminals. The latest weather outlook […]
WTI crude oil and gasoline futures finished Friday higher after fluctuating between gains and losses, with renewed Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure providing support to energy prices. However, gains remained limited as diplomatic developments involving the United States and Iran raised the possibility of a resolution to the conflict and a potential restoration of […]
Wheat futures finished Friday under pressure across the Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis markets, leaving all three contracts facing a cautious outlook heading into Monday’s session. Chicago December 2026 wheat fell 8 cents to $5.91¼ per bushel, while Kansas City December wheat lost 3¼ cents to $6.32½. Minneapolis December spring wheat settled at $6.16, down […]
Soybean futures found support on Friday, with nearby contracts closing higher following confirmation of a fresh private export sale to China. November 2026 soybeans gained 8 cents to settle at $11.89 per bushel, while January 2027 added 5½ cents to $11.93¾. The recovery helped limit further pressure in nearby contracts, although January futures remained down […]
Corn futures finished Friday’s session fractionally to 2 cents higher, providing a modest recovery after a week of selling pressure. December 2026 corn gained 1½ cents to close at $4.41½ per bushel, reducing its weekly decline to 6¼ cents. The recovery was supported by a modest improvement in cash prices and a fresh USDA announcement […]
Live cattle and feeder cattle futures recovered sharply from their session lows on Friday, although both markets remained under pressure into the close. The late recovery helped limit losses, but declining futures prices, weaker cash bids late in the week and reductions in speculative net-long positions point to a more cautious outlook heading into the […]