Asian Mid-day Market Report - Monday, June 16th 2008
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Asian Currencies & Euro at our mid-day (previous day's figures in brackets)
Sing Dollar 1.3751 (1.3788) Mal Ringgit 3.2730 (3.2725), Indo Rupiah 9320 (9310), Euro 1.5400 (1.5426) Indian Rupee 42.905 (42.875)
Thai Baht : 33.25 (33.15), Phil Pesos : 44.070 (44.099), Japanese Yen 108.25 (107.83), Chinese Yuan 6.9025 (6.9026)
Asian Stock Exchanges at mid-day were higher - (Dow Jones - up 165.77 to 12,307.35 points)
STI 3,038.04 up 58.48 points, KLCI 1,241.55 up 12.20 points , Jakarta Composite Index : 2,407.16 up 8.75 points
Hang Seng Index : 23,201.39 up 609.09 points ; Nikkei 225 : 14,347.33 up 373.60 points
Petroleum Oil Prices
Light Sweet Crude for July delivery closed down USD1.88 to USD 134.86 per barrel - In Asian trading hours, Light Sweet Crude for July delivery was down US 102 cents at USD 133.84 per barrel.
CBOT closing yesterday :
Soybeans : July 1560 +23.5, Aug 1559.8 +21.75, Sept 1540 +16.5
Soyoil : July 66.19 -0.01, Aug 66.52 +0.01, Sept 66.87 -0.02
Mid-day E-CBOT :
Soybeans : July 1573.25 +13.25, Aug 1574.25 14.5, Sept 1562.25 +22.25
Soyoil : July 66.99 +0.8, Aug 67.06 +0.54, Sept 67.84 +0.97
The Dalian Commodity Exchange midday close - one lot equals to 10 metric tons
Soybeans : July 5700 +17, Sept 5743 +12, November 5051 +76
Soyoil : July 11888 unch, Aug 12160 +140, Sept 12300 +96
Palm Oil : Sept 11130 +62
1-15days June Palm Exports vs May (pmt) :
ITS 558,630 vs 642,538 -13.06%
SGS not released at time of writing
MDEX as at the morning close :
Month Last High Low Volume
June 2008 3695 +21 3720 3695 142 lots
July 2008 3715 +25 3732 3712 1,254 lots
August 2008 3724 +34 3750 3720 2,127 lots
September 2008 3726 +38 3741 3722 558 lots
Volume at 12.30 p.m : 4,082 lots for the morning session
The open interest on the MDEX is at 44,670 lots (44,443 lots on previous day) - one lot = 25 metric tons
RBDP Olein Trades A/S 1267.50
RBDP Olein fob : June 1270s, July 1270s/1262.50b, AS 1270s/1265b, OND 1265s/1255b fob PK/PGG
RBDP Oil : June 1240s, July 1240s fob PK/PGG
RBDP Stearin : June 1040s, JAS 1040s PK/PGG
PFAD : June 750s, JAS 750s fob PK/PGG
CPO - FOB Belawan/Dumai : June 1155s/1135b, July 1185s, AS 1175s/1150b, OND 1165s/1140b
Local crude palm oil : South - June RM 3720s/3710b, traded 3710
Local CPKO : South - June 270s, July RM 270s,
Central June 270s, July 270s
RBDPKO - July USD 1535 pmt fob Malaysian ports.
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Posted at 09:51PM Jun 15, 2008 by MarketReports admin in Asia Mid-Day |