Asia Mid-Day Market Report - Tuesday, July 22nd 2008
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Asian Currencies & Euro at our mid-day (previous day's figures in brackets)
Sin Dollar 1.3514 (1.3501), Mal Ringgit 3.2420 (3.2350), Indo Rupiah 9162 (9145), Euro 1.5922 (1.5868) Indian Rupee 42.815 (42.757), Thai Baht 33.32 (33.31), Phil Pesos 44.219 (44.147), Japanese Yen 106.44 (106.77), Chinese Yuan 6.8191 (6.8280)
Asian Stock Exchanges at mid-day - (Dow Jones – down 29.23 to 11,467.34 points)
STI 2,899.32 down 19.89 points, KLCI 1,109.63 up 6.15 points , Jakarta Composite Index 2,204.21 up 9.15 points, Hang Seng Index : 22,523.63 down 9.27 points, Nikkei 225 : 12,987.97 up 184.27 points.
Petroleum Oil Prices
In US closing Light Sweet Crude for Aug delivery closed up USD2.16 to USD131.04 per barrel. In Asian trading hours midday Aug delivery closed down USD0.50 to USD130.54 per barrel.
CBOT closing yesterday :
Soybeans : Aug 1409.5 -60.5, Sept 1405 -53.5, Nov 1403 -45
Soyoil : Aug 59.91 -2.18, Sept 60.25 -2.21, Oct 60.59 -2.23
Mid-day E-CBOT :
Soybeans : Aug 1422.50 +13, Sept 1418.25 +13.25, Nov 1415.25 +12.25
Soyoil : Aug 6051 +0.60, Sept 60.80 +0.55, Oct 61.12 +0.53
The Dalian Commodity Exchange midday close - one lot equals to 10 metric tons
Soybeans : Nov 4839 +15, Jan 4648 -10, Mar 4652 -13
Soyoil : Sept 10488 -244, Nov 10546 -170, Jan 10660 -108
Palm Oil : Sept 9448 -172, Jan 9430 -102
MDEX as at the morning close :
Month Last High Low Volume
Aug 2008 3269 +24 3270 3235 115 lots
Sept 2008 3273 +28 3275 3223 469 lots
Oct 2008 3278 +18 3279 3225 2384 lots
Nov 2008 3279 +17 3279 3225 1155 lots
Volume at 12.30 p.m : 4,310 lots for the morning session
The open interest on the MDEX is at 56,722 lots (57,250 lots on previous day) - one lot = 25 metric tons
Physical Oil Prices :
RBDP Olein fob : AS 1140s/1130b, OND 1140s/1130b fob PK/PGG,
RBDP Oil : JAS 1100s, OND 1100s fob PK/PGG
RBDP Stearin : AS 905s PK/PGG
PFAD : AS 670 fob PK/PGG
CPO - FOB Belawan/Dumai : Aug 1045s/1040b, Sept 1045s/1030b, OND 1045s/1030b
Local Crude Palm Oil : South - July RM 3310s/3280b,
Local CPKO : South - Aug RM 233s per pikul
Central - Aug RM 233s per pikul
RBDPKO : July USD1360 pmt fob Malaysian ports.
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Posted at 09:43PM Jul 21, 2008 by MarketReports admin in Asia Mid-Day |