
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25) Monday closed up +79 (+0.89%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25) closed down -78 (-1.30%).
Cocoa prices on Monday settled mixed. Monday's slump in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 3-1/4 year low sparked short covering in NY cocoa. However, strength in the British pound (^GBPUSD) weighed on London cocoa with the pound just below last Thursday's 3-1/2 year high. The stronger pound undercuts cocoa priced in terms of sterling.