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UPDATE 4-Oil prices rise in thin pre-Christmas trade
Updates prices at 1213 GMTBy Paul Carsten LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday, reversing the prior session's losses, buoyed by a slightly positive market outlook for the short term, despite thin trade ahead of the Christmas holiday.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 36 cents, or ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
METALS-Copper rises but remains trapped in a tight range ahead of 2025 uncertainty
Recasts with updated prices, adds analyst comment and London datelineBy Polina Devitt LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Copper prices rose in London on Tuesday supported by revived hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in top consumer China in thin pre-Christmas activity, and were on track into uncertain...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
GRAINS-Chicago soybeans, grains mixed in pre-Christmas trade
Updates prices, adds details throughout, quoteBy Mei Mei Chu and Sybille de La Hamaide BEIJING/PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, while wheat eased and corn futures were unchanged as traders were making adjustments in thin pre-holiday trading, with a stronger dolla...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
UPDATE 5-Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, Russian Foreign Ministry says
Ship was en route to Vladivostok, says ownerWas reported to be carrying port cranes, ice-breaker parts 14 crew rescued, two still missing Cause of engine room explosion unknown so far Adds Spanish statement in paragraphs 7-11, details of different ship in temporary trouble in paragraphs 16-18By And...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
PRECIOUS-Gold edges higher in holiday trading; Fed outlook in focus
Gold headed for best year since 2010Gold could reach $3,000 in 2025, analyst saysPalladium up more than 1%Updates with mid-session tradingBy Anushree Mukherjee Dec 24 (Reuters) - Gold prices gained in a quiet holiday-period trading on Tuesday, while investor focus was on the U.S. Federal Reserve'...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD drops to near $29.50, facing pressure from Fed’s moderate hawkish stance
Silver price (XAG/USD) falls to near $29.30 in Tuesday’s European session, though it remains inside Monday’s trading range amid thin trading volume due to holidays on Wednesday and Thursday on account of Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving Day.
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Tue, Dec 24
BRIEF-Golar LNG Buys All Outstanding Minority Interests In FLNG Hilli
Dec 24 (Reuters) - Golar LNG Ltd GLNG.O:GOLAR ACQUIRES ALL OUTSTANDING MINORITY INTERESTS IN THE FLNG HILLIGOLAR LNG LTD - TOTAL CONSIDERATION FOR ACQUISITIONS IS $90.2 MILLIONGOLAR LNG : INCREASED OWNERSHIP WILL GIVE CO IMMEDIATE CASH FLOW ACCRETION AND IS EXPECTED TO ADD ABOUT $0.5BN OF ADJUSTED E...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
UPDATE 3-Oil prices rise in thin pre-Christmas trade
Changes dateline to London, updates prices at 0955 GMTBy Paul Carsten LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday, reversing the prior session's losses, buoyed by a slightly positive market outlook for the short term, despite thin trade ahead of the Christmas holiday.Brent crude futures...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
UPDATE 4-Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, Russian Foreign Ministry says
Ship was en route to Vladivostok, says ownerWas reported to be carrying port cranes, ice-breaker parts 14 crew rescued, two still missing Cause of engine room explosion unknown so far Adds Russian embassy to Spain in paragraph 4, entities sanctioned status in paragraph 5By Andrew Osborn and Gleb St...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
TECHNICALS-NY coffee may retrace to $2.9435 in Q1
For more technical analyses, please click TECH/CSINGAPORE, Dec 24 (Reuters) - New York coffee KCc2 may retrace to $2.9435 per lb in the first quarter of 2025, as suggested by its wave pattern and a projection analysis. A big wave (c) from $1.45 may have completed around resistance at $3.4310, i...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
UPDATE 3-Explosion sinks Russian cargo ship in Mediterranean, Russian Foreign Ministry says
Adds new details from Spanish media in paragraphs, 10-11, editsBy Andrew Osborn and Gleb StolyarovMOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) - An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship called 'Ursa Major' in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew are missing, the Russian Foreign ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
BREAKINGVIEWS-India’s green power producers will get a shakeout
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.By Shritama BoseMUMBAI, Dec 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Dealmaking is coming for India’s renewable energy industry in 2025. More than a dozen generators of wind and solar power are looking for new owners as private...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
UPDATE 2-Oil prices rise in thin pre-Christmas trade
Updates with analyst comments; updates prices as of 0742 GMTBy Katya Golubkova and Trixie Yap Dec 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday, reversing the prior session's losses, buoyed by a slightly positive market outlook for the short term, despite thin trade ahead of the Christmas holiday.Bre...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
