Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, amid weaker rival oils and lacklustre Chinese economic data, but the contract still logged a monthly gain.
Indonesia has set its palm oil reference price at $806.40 per metric ton for Feb. 1-29, an increase from $774.93, a trade ministry decree showed on Wednesday.
Ukraine's agricultural maritime exports are expected to fall to around 3.8 million metric tons in January from around 6.1 million tons in December, brokers said on Wednesday.
Indonesian state purchasing agency BULOG is believed to have purchased about 500,000 metric tons of rice in a tender seeking the same volume after price offers were submitted on Monday, European traders said on Wednesday.
Indonesian state purchasing agency BULOG is believed to have purchased about 500,000 metric tons of rice in a tender seeking the same volume after price offers were submitted on Monday, European traders said on Wednesday.
The seeds of former flight attendant Mitsuko Tottori's rise to the top of Japan Airlines (JAL) were planted in the aftermath of the carrier's bankruptcy more than a decade ago.
Kalyan Jewellers India reported a near 22% rise in its third-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by festive season-fuelled demand across India and the Middle East markets.
A ship carrying around 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle is marooned off the coast of Australia in sweltering heat after it was forced to abandon a trip through the Red Sea, causing outcry from people concerned about the animals' welfare.
Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday and headed for their first monthly decline since September, as falling Russian export prices and a strengthening dollar weighed on U.S. prices.
South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines has received approval for its proposed merger with Asiana Airlines from Japan's Fair Trade Commission, Korean Air said in a statement.
South Korean flag carrier
Korean Air Lines has received approval for its
proposed merger with Asiana Airlines from Japan, a
Korean Air spokesperson said.
Amer Sports' growing reliance on China for its revenue is weighing on the appetite of those considering buying into the sporting equipment maker's $1.8 billion U.S. initial public offering (IPO), four people involved in the process told Reuters.
London copper prices slipped on Wednesday with China's soft industrial data weighing on sentiment, while traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of a rate decision from the Federal Reserve.
Jakir Khan, an Indian farm worker, says he has cut down on food as his income has halved. There are fewer and fewer opportunities, he says, for employment in his small village in Uttar Pradesh state.
The Australian government has awarded an energy transition grant worth A$63.2 million ($41.5 million) towards the purchase and commission of a new furnace at a Liberty steel plant in South Australia owned by commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta.
China on Wednesday reported the death of a woman due to an infection of combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird flu after a cross-species transmission, but said the risk of human-to-human transmission is low.
China has banned the direct and indirect import of ruminants and its related products from Iraq due to an outbreak of bluetongue disease, the General Administration of Customs said.
Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Wednesday tracking weaker rival edible oils, although a muted ringgit and strong economic growth forecast for top importer India capped losses.