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Oil prices rise in anticipation of tighter 2017 market

SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Monday in anticipation of tighter crude supply going into 2017 following the decision by OPEC and other producers to cut output to prop up prices.

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By shielding biggest buyer Asia from supply cuts, OPEC risks prolonging fuel glut

SINGAPORE OPEC's efforts to hold market share in Asia by keeping its customers, which take about two-thirds of its exports, supplied amid wider output cuts could prolong the global fuel glut and frustrate its attempt to bolster prices.

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Iran starts selling oil to Italy's Eni

BEIRUT National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed a short-term contract with Eni to sell crude, an Iranian official said on Monday, as it seeks to revive the agreement it had with the Italian oil major prior to sanctions on Tehran.

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As bruising year ends, U.S. refiners brace for more costly regulations

NEW YORK U.S. refiners such as Valero Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp are bracing for stricter, smog-busting gasoline regulations set to hit in January, threatening more headwinds for an industry that has just endured its least profitable year since the shale boom started five years ago.

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Iraq boosts oil sales to China, U.S., India before OPEC supply cuts bite: sources

SINGAPORE/BEIJING Iraq is selling more crude oil to its biggest customer, China's Unipec, people familiar with the matter say, digging a deeper foothold in the global supply market just before production cuts agreed with OPEC and other producers are scheduled to kick in.

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CME seen needing second wind in EU wheat battle with Euronext

PARIS After a brisk start, falling volumes in CME Group's new EU wheat futures show the size of the task in challenging Euronext's established benchmark, making the next harvest key to gaining a foothold in Europe, traders said.

New lease of life for aluminum plant in Scottish Highlands

FORT WILLIAM, Scotland Liberty House and SIMEC, owners of Britain’s only aluminum smelter, are to invest 120 million pounds ($149.76 million) in a project at the plant in Lochaber, Scotland to make aluminum wheels for the car industry.

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India's SAIL in talks with Japan's Nippon Steel, Kobe for tie-ups

NEW DELHI Steel Authority of India Ltd is in talks with Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp and Kobe Steel Ltd for potential technical agreements to help the firm expand its global footprint, SAIL's chairman told Reuters.

Indonesia draft rule could ease export ban on nickel, bauxite: paper

JAKARTA Indonesia's government is drafting a regulation that could ease a looming export ban for not only copper concentrates, but also partly processed or raw nickel and bauxite, the Jakarta Post reported, citing a draft regulation.

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Sinopec's Yanshan refinery cuts output by 30 percent due to Beijing smog alert

BEIJING Sinopec's Yanshan refinery has reduced production by 30 percent in response to Beijing's smog alert, a spokesman for the Yanshan refinery said.

421.07
Net Change
+2.31
Open
0.00
High
421.14
Low
417.21
Times
12/16 17:00
Data as of3:39am EST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).
COMMODITY FUTURES
Energy:   Oil, Natural Gas, Electricity
 
 
Grains:   Corn/Maize, Wheat, Barley, Rice
 
Oilseeds:   Soybeans, Rapeseed, Palm Oil
 
Softs:   Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Rubber, Citrus, Cotton
 
Livestock:   Lean Hogs, Live Cattle
Commodity Currency Last Trade Price Change % Price Change Trade Time
LIGHT CRUDE CON1  Dec16 USD 52.30 +0.40 +0.77% 12/19 03:27
NO 2 HT OIL CON1  Dec16 USD 1.68 +0.01 +0.50% 12/19 03:25
NATURAL GAS CON1  Dec16 USD 3.36 -0.05 -1.61% 12/19 03:25
100 OZ GOLD MAR4  Dec16 USD 1,139.30 +4.00 +0.35% 12/19 01:05
SILVER 5000 CON1  Dec16 USD 16.00 +0.10 +0.65% 12/16 11:11
HG COPPER CON1  Dec16 USD 2.53 -0.03 -1.21% 12/19 01:57
CORN CON1  Mar17 USC 356.25 +0.00 +0.00% 12/19 03:23
WHEAT CON1  Mar17 USC 412.25 +3.00 +0.73% 12/19 03:26
SOYBEANS CON1  Jan17 USC 1,033.00 -3.75 -0.36% 12/19 03:24
SUGAR 11 CON1  Feb17 USC 18.28 -0.28 -1.51% 12/16 12:59
COFFEE C CON1  Dec16 USC 139.00 +0.70 +0.51% 12/16 04:48
COCOA CON1  Mar17 USD 2,260.00 +18.00 +0.80% 12/16 13:29
FROZEN OJ CON1  Jan17 USC 195.05 -0.40 -0.20% 12/16 13:59
COTTON NO 2 CON1  Mar17 USC 70.80 -0.24 -0.34% 12/19 03:26
LIVE HOGS CON1  Feb17 USC 64.57 +2.17 +3.49% 12/16 14:04
LIVE CATTLE CON1  Dec16 USC 112.38 +1.65 +1.49% 12/16 14:04
Data as of3:39am EST (Delayed at least 20 minutes).

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Sector Summary

Short Term Rates
Prime 3.25
Discount 1.25
Fed Funds 0.25
1 Month Libor --
3 Month Libor 0.32
Date as of 12/19 03:39 (Delayed at least 20 minutes)