
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23) on Thursday closed up +7 (+0.23%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23) closed up +11 (+0.47%).
Cocoa prices Thursday posted modest gains as they consolidated below Monday's 6-3/4 year highs. A rally in the dollar Thursday to a 2-1/2 month high limited the upside in cocoa. London cocoa saw support after the British pound (^GBPUSD) on Thursday fell to a 1-1/2 month low against the dollar. A weaker pound boosts cocoa priced in terms of sterling.