
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25) on Friday closed up +10 (+0.41%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed up +41 (+0.82%).
Cocoa prices on Friday recovered from 1.5-week lows and settled higher as inventories tightened after ICE-monitored cocoa inventories held in US ports fell to a 4.5-month low of 2,022,316 bags. Gains in London cocoa accelerated Friday after the British pound (^GBPUSD) fell to a 2-week low. The weaker pound boosts cocoa that is priced in terms of sterling.