Yesterday’s closing dated – 18/07/2024
◾London White Sugar (SWV24) – 554.50s (-10.20)
◾NYBOT Raw Sugar #11 (SBV24) – 18.94s (-0.42)
◾USD/BRL- 5.4906 (+0.0084)
◾USD/INR – 83.628 (+0.025)
◾Brent Crude – 85.11 (+0.03)
◾BSE Sensex – 81,343.46 (+626.91)
◾NIFTY50 – 24,800.85 (+187.85)
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24) on Thursday closed down -0.42 (-2.17%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24) closed down -10.20 (-1.84%).
Sugar prices Thursday extended this week’s slide, with NY sugar falling to a 3-week low. Sugar prices are weighed down by negative carryover from Wednesday when Covrig Analytics said it expects the 2024/25 global sugar market to be in surplus by +182,000 MT versus its previous estimate for a -2.6 MMT deficit.