CBOT wheat higher as market awaits Chinese buying interest

CHICAGO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures tumbled on Thursday on signs of only limited Chinese purchases from the United States following a bilateral trade truce.

• China has booked two cargoes of U.S. wheat following last week's meeting between the countries’ leaders, traders said on Thursday, the first such purchases since October last year.

• CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 fell 19-1/4 cents to end at $5.35-1/2 a bushel.

• K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ25 last traded down 17-3/4 cents to finish at $5.22-1/4 a bushel, while Minneapolis December spring wheat MWEZ25 rose 3/4 cent to finish at $5.57 a bushel.