
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) Friday closed up +105 (+1.28%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) closed up +91 (+1.41%).
Cocoa prices Friday settled moderately higher as they recovered further from Tuesday's 3-1/2 month low. Friday's fall in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 4-month low prompted short covering in cocoa futures.