March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.05 (-0.33%).  March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is down -1.20 (-0.28%). Sugar prices are under pressure today from a stronger dollar.  The dollar index (DXY00) climbed to a 4-week high today, weighing on most commodities, including sugar. More News from Barchart Losses in sugar prices are limited amid expectations of index-related buying of sugar futures for the annual rebalancing of commodity indexes.  Citigroup projects that the BCOM and S&P GS ...

February WTI crude oil (CLG26) today is up +1.79 (+3.10%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) is up +0.0352 (+2.00%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are up sharply today, posting 1-month highs.  Rising tensions in Iran, the fourth-largest producer in OPEC, are supporting crude prices as protests against the government escalate.  Also, optimism in the US economic outlook is supportive for energy demand and crude prices after the US Dec unemployment rate fell and  Jan consumer sentiment increased.  Crude pri ...

Oil moved higher as traders digested a mix of geopolitical risks that could add a premium to prices while continuing to assess US measures to exert control over Venezuela’s oil. West Texas Intermediate rose 3.2% to settle below $58 a barrel. Prices continued to climb after settlement, rising more than 1% and leaving the market poised to wipe out losses from earlier in the week. Most Read from Bloomberg President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “hard” if the country’s government killed protesters a ...

February WTI crude oil (CLG26) today is up +0.99 (+1.77%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) is up +0.0435 (+2.57%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher after today's better-than-expected US economic news shows strength in energy demand.  Also, the upcoming annual rebalancing of commodity indexes will see buying of oil contracts, a bullish factor for crude.  On the negative side is today's rally in the dollar index to a 4-week high and the negative carryover from Wednesday, after the US lift ...

Gold rose as traders looked beyond tensions in Venezuela toward a busy lineup of economic data in the US. Silver rallied for a third day. Spot gold climbed about 1.1% on Tuesday to trade above $4,495 an ounce, after gaining 2.7% in the previous session following the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro injected fresh geopolitical uncertainty into markets. Most Read from Bloomberg While the political landscape in the South American nation remains fragile, traders turned their attention to a sl ...

Gold prices extend gains in early trading as investors turn their focus to a raft of key U.S. economic data this week for more cues on the monetary policy outlook.New York futures rose 0.6% to $4,479.90 a troy ounce, while the U.S. dollar index was flat at 98.24. Bullion climbed in the previous session as the U.S. capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro spurred haven demand."Gold is coming off its strongest annual performance since 1979, but in the near term, gold prices may face pressure from commo ...