LCH.Clearnet raises margins on Paris rapeseed, milk futures

PARIS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - LCH.Clearnet, the clearing house for the Euronext commodity exchange, said on Tuesday it would raise initial margins for Paris-based rapeseed and skimmed milk powder futures as of Sept. 16. The table below gives regular initial margins (RIM) per Euronext futures contract, together with daily price limits (DPL) at which further



GRAINS-Prices slide on profit taking ahead of USDA report

(New throughout, updates prices and market activity, adds U.S. crop-progress data, GASC wheat tender) * Coming up: USDA to issue updated crop outlook on Thursday * Expected to cut soy yield 3 pct to 41.2 bushels/acre * Advancing U.S. corn harvest pressures prices * Egypt issues international tender to buy wheat By Tom Polansek CHICAGO,

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures mostly higher as funds roll

* Smithfield news "not surprising" to futures traders * Beef quote, fund roll weaken CME live cattle * Feeder cattle firm as corn prices drift lower By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday as funds sold the October contract and bought deferred months led


LIVESTOCK-Fund buying extends U.S. hog futures advances

* CME live cattle mixed in choppy trading * Fund selling drops feeder cattle futures By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose for a sixth straight session on Friday, led by fund buying that prompted short-covering, traders and analysts said. October futures' discount to CME's hog index, which






LIVESTOCK-Fund buying boosts U.S. hog futures

* Cash sentiment underpins CME live cattle * Feeders follow firm live cattle market By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures climbed Thursday, driven by fund buying and short-covering on the eve of the last trading day of the month, traders and analysts said. Investors also adjusted positions ahead