Nasdaq Commodities

Raw sugar futures on ICE were lower on Wednesday with the strong pace of production in Centre-South Brazil helping keep a lid on the market, while robusta coffee prices edged away from the prior session's six-month low.

British apparel retailer Next is close to buying fashion chain FatFace in a deal worth more than 100 million pounds ($123 million), Sky News reported on Wednesday.

LVMH-backed Birkenstock was set for a New York listing on Wednesday after the German luxury sandal maker notched a valuation of $9.3 billion in its U.S. initial public offering.

Malaysian palm oil futures erased early gains on Wednesday to close near their lowest level in 3-1/2 months as higher stocks and cheaper supplies of sunflower oil outweighed hopes for improved exports at lower price levels.

Presidential candidates in Ecuador are pledging to use the military to crack down on drug exports from the country's ports, where over half of banana shipments flagged as suspicious and searched by authorities hide packages of cocaine.

Copper prices edged higher on Wednesday, as traders found comfort in prospects that U.S. interest rates have hit a peak and China will unleash more economic stimulus.

South Korea's Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased an estimated 136,000 metric tons of animal feed corn in an international tender on Wednesday, European traders said.

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil exporter, will launch its crude palm oil (CPO) futures exchange on Friday, but it will not make trading via the exchange mandatory, its chief regulator told Reuters on Wednesday.

LVMH's shares slumped on Wednesday, knocking back other shares in the fashion sector, as the French luxury giant's third quarter revenues showed signs of a slowdown in growth.

LVMH's shares slumped on Wednesday, knocking back other shares in the fashion sector, as the French luxury giant's third quarter revenues showed signs of a slowdown in growth.

Spanish low-cost airline Vueling is facing an antitrust investigation in Italy over hand luggage fees and online profiling, the Italian competition authority (AGCM) said on Wednesday.

Australian shares edged higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark logging its fifth straight session of gains, buoyed by domestic mining stocks on strong commodity prices, while risk appetite improved on the expectations of the U.S. Federal Reserve steering away from rate hikes.

Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Wednesday from a 3-1/2-month low hit in the previous session, tracking gains in rival soyoil amid hopes that exports would improve at lower price levels.

London copper prices on Wednesday found some support from a weaker U.S. dollar, but gains were capped by a gloomy economic outlook in top consumer China amid a housing crisis.

Chicago soybean futures held steady on Wednesday after data showed a rise in U.S. export inspections and a slight deterioration in the condition of U.S. crops, although gains were capped by a record harvest in top exporter Brazil.

Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded in early trade on Wednesday from a 3-1/2-month low hit in the previous session, tracking gains in rival soyoil amid hopes that exports would improve at lower price levels.

Prices of copper rebounded on Wednesday due to a weaker U.S. dollar and on hopes of renewed demand from China, with the possibility the world's top metal consumer could issue new stimulus to boost its economy.

Chicago soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday after data showed a rise in U.S. export inspections and a slight deterioration in the condition of U.S. crops, although gains were capped by a record harvest in top exporter Brazil.

The Australian government said on Wednesday it had bought a supply of vaccines for lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly infectious condition affecting cattle, as part of efforts to control the disease and maintain live animal exports.

The Australian government said on Wednesday it had bought a supply of vaccines for lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly infectious condition affecting cattle, as part of efforts to control the disease and maintain live animal exports.