Monday, July 13, 2009

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Private exporters reported the sale of 110,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China for delivery during the 2009/10 mark

WASHINGTON, July 10 - Private exporters reported the sale of 110,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China for delivery during the 2009/10 marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Friday.

The marketing year for soybeans began on Sept. 1. U.S. exporters must report any U.S. or optional origin export sales activity of at least 100,000 tonnes -- except 20,000 tonnes or more for soybean oil -- made in one day to a single destination by the following business day. Sales of smaller quantities must be reported weekly to the
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.

RTRS-China demand for new US soy crop seen robust-survey

BEIJING, July 10 - China's purchases of cheap new U.S soy crop are seen remaining robust in coming weeks after the fall in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) prices this week, according to a think-tank.
Purchases are remaining as high as the previous week when China booked 700,000 tonnes for the 2009/10 marketing year as reported by the U.S Department of Agriculture, the China National Grain and Oils Information Center (CNGOIC) said in a report.

Trader's Comment: Palm oil futures surrendered its overnight gains

Palm oil futures surrendered its overnight gains after late liquidation. The bull was just lack of confidence to march over despite the release of some good data. MPOB figures were rather supportive couple with the bullish export data by both private cargo surveyors, and yet the market was unable to rally further as it merely hit intra day high at 2058 to cover previously left over gap. MPOB put end June09 stock up 2.5% at 1.40 million tonnes from 1.33 million tonnes in May09 (Market estimate was at 1.43 million tonnes). Trading remained cautious through out most of the sessions as players still waiting for tonight’s USDA supply & demand report. Benchmark Sep09 encountered some late intra day liquidation activities and eased off further in the last hour of trading to settle RM37 lower at 2010.

Trader's Highlight

DJI - NEW YORK, July 10 - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 fell on Friday, dropping for the fourth straight week, after Chevron Corp warned about its quarterly results and consumer confidence fell to it lowest level since March.

But the technology-heavy Nasdaq eked out a gain in light volume after Goldman Sachs upgraded the U.S. hardware and software sectors.

The news on Chevron and the U.S consumer highlighted concerns that an economic recovery and corporate profits in the second-quarter may be weak. Oil prices continued to skid as U.S. oil futures fell below $60 a barrel. The drop heightened concerns that demand remains sluggish and prompted investors to sell some shares of energy companies.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 36.65 points, or 0.45 percent, to 8,146.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.55 points, or 0.40 percent, to 879.13. But the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 3.48 points, or 0.20 percent, to 1,756.03.

NYMEX
- NEW YORK, July 9 - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower on Friday on rising oil demand and economic worries, posting the biggest weekly percentage loss since January.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for August delivery settled 52 cents lower, or 0.86 percent, at $59.89 a barrel, after trading from $58.72 to $60.89. It was the lowest settlement since May 19's $59.65. The day's low was the lowest since prices hit an intraday low of $58.55, also on May 19.

CBOT - SOYBEANS - July up 17-3/4 cents at $11.28-1/4 a bushel; new-crop November up 1 at $9.17.

July rallied, bucking the lower trend, as shorts covered positions before expiration on Tuesday. Tight stocks supportive. Deferreds pressured by bearish reaction to USDA crop report, lower crude oil and equities. Nearly perfect crop weather in the U.S. also weighing on market.

CBOT - SOYOIL
- July up 0.12 cent at 32.70 cents per lb. Soyoil underpinned by USDA cutting its 2009/10 U.S. ending stocks estimate.

FCPO - KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 - Malaysian palm oil futures restarted their fall on Friday and lost 7.5 percent this week as slowing growth in stocks and a recovery in exports failed to offset growing uncertainty over global economic recovery.

Sentiment was battered across financial markets as Japanese shares slumped to near 7-week lows and crude oil prices fell towards $60 with funds searching out safe havens that sent the yen near to the week's peaks. [

The benchmark September contract on Bursa Malaysia's Derivatives Exchange fell 1.8 percent, or 37 ringgit to settle at 2,010 ringgit ($562.2) per tonne. Volumes shot up to 14,497 lots at 25 tonnes each from the usual 10,000 lots.

REGIONAL EQUITIES - BANGKOK, July 10 - Southeast Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday as uncertainty about earnings and economic recovery prospects kept volume down and helped push bourses in Jakarta and Bangkok into the red.

Thailand led losses, dropping 2.7 percent after falling crude prices depressed heavyweight shares in the energy sector. Singapore eked out tiny gains, adding 0.02
percent as banks rose. Indonesia shed 1 percent.

Malaysia edged up 0.2 percent after a flat finish on Thursday while Vietnam sank 1.7 percent.

In Kuala Lumpur, shares in Chinese sports shoe maker Xingquan International gained 8.2 percent on its debut. The company is Malaysia's first foreign initial public offering