Asian Closing Market Report - Friday, 4th July 2008
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Asian Currencies and Euro at our close
Sing Dollar 1.3619 (1.3622), Mal Ringgit 3.266 (3.266), Indo Rupiah 9207 (9205), Euro 1.5686 (1.5694) Indian Rupee 43.12 (43.3), Thai Baht 33.49 (33.365), Phil Pesos 45.28 (45.15), Japanese Yen 106.74 (106.77), Chinese Yuan 6.8589 (6.8510)
Asian Stock Exchanges at our close were mixed
STI 2,892.54 up 12.09 points, KLCI 1,134.14 down 19.56 , Jakarta Composite Index 2,314.75 up 28.14 points, Hang Seng Index : 21,423.82 up 181.04 points, Nikkei 225 : 13,237.89 down 27.51 points
Petroleum Oil Prices
Light Sweet Crude for Aug delivery closed down USD1.18 to USD144.08 per barrel and Sept delivery closed down USD1.17 to USD144.69 per barrel - In Asian trading hours.
E-CBOT Prices at our close:
Soybeans : July 1658 +12.25, Aug 1649 +9.5, Sept 1637.25 +5.25
Soyoil : July 67.33 -0.44, Aug 67.53 -0.46, Sept 67.90 -0.46
Closing of The Dalian Commodity Exchange - one lot equals to 10 metric tons:
Soybeans : July 5699 -1, September 5829 +22, November 5176 +98
Soyoil : July 11410 -182, Aug 11570 -418, Sept 11688 -126
Palm Oil : Sept 10600 unc, Oct 10328 -86
Indonesia News :
PT Astra Agro Lestari, PT Perkebunan Nusantara sell total of 9,750 tons CPO at IDR8,875-IDR9,177/kg in auctions Friday, down from offers of IDR8,950-IDR9,311/kg yesterday.
MDEX as at the close :
Month Last High Low Volume
July 2008 3565 -5 3575 3550 90 lots
Aug 2008 3599 -24 3620 3590 1,074 lots
Sept 2008 3630 -5 3647 3614 3,626 lots
Oct 2008 3640 -19 3660 3626 1,146 lots
Volume at 6.00 p.m : 5,998 lots
The open interest on the MDEX is at 44,597 lots (43,705 lots on previous day) - one lot = 25 metric tons
Physical Oil Prices :
RBDP Olein fob : July 1227.50s, AS 1235s/1227.5b OND 1237.50s/1232.5b fob PK/PGG,
Traded 1230-1235 fob PK/PGG
RBDP Oil : July 1180s, AS 1187.5s, OND 1192.5s fob PK/PGG
RBDP Stearin : JAS 980s PK/PGG
PFAD : JAS 705 fob PK/PGG
CPO - FOB Belawan/Dumai : July 1140s, AS 1145s/1130b, OND 1145s/1130b
Local Crude Palm Oil : South - July RM 3630s/3620b, traded RM 3620
Local CPKO : South - July RM 259s
Central - July RM 259s
RBDPKO - July USD1480 pmt fob Malaysian ports.
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