Liffe coffee ends sharply up as ICE arabicas surge
* Liffe July robusta coffee rose $67 to close at $2,502 a tonne after setting a contract high of $2,549. Market bolstered by renewed strength in ICE arabicas, which surged back up towards a recent 34-year peak.
* Liffe August white sugar fell $6.00 to close at $633.10 a tonne. Market weighed by expectations of ample produciton from Brazil and Thailand and the possibility of further unrestricted exports from India.
* Liffe July cocoa ended 17 pounds higher at 1,907 pounds a tonne. Traders monitoring situation in top grower Ivory Coast where the cocoa sector set to resume operations within days following a violent post-election conflict.
SOURCE : REUTERS
