Shares of manufacturers fell, including 3M Co
NYMEX-NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures fell on Thursday amid a rise in jobless claims, a report showing factory growth plummeted in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region and the expiration of July crude options.
Brent front-month crude finished higher, holding on to some of its early gains on optimism tied to a Spanish bond auction. NYMEX refined products also ended higher on refinery glitches and signs of improving demand, also pushing up heating
oil product crack spreads.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July crude
CBOT-CHICAGO, June 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade grains and soy complex close on Thursday.
CBOT-SOYBEANS - July
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FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures gained 0.8 percent on Thursday on technical buying as crude oil prices bounced off lows as investor risk appetite revived following a successful Spanish bond auction.
Crude oil, a barometer for commodity markets trimmed earlier losses and was trading above $77 a barrel on Thursday.
The benchmark September crude palm oil futures
Traded volume rose to 13,435 lots of 25 tonnes each from the usual 10,000 tonnes.
REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, June 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian shares gained more than 1 percent on Thursday and most other Southeast Asian bourses edged higher as optimism about the region's growth prospects bolstered appetite for shares reliant on domestic economies.
In Bangkok, the index hit its highest since May 4, with Total Access Communication
Indonesia's benchmark stock index <.JKSE> rose for a fifth session, closing at its highest level since May 5, with state lender Bank Mandiri
Malaysia <.KLSE> inched up 0.1 percent, led by financial firms, with AMMB Holdings
Singapore's main share index <.FTSTI>, bucking the regional trend, edged down 0.1 percent, turning lower after a 1 percent gain on Wednesday to its highest in almost five weeks.