
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24) Wednesday closed up +0.27 (+1.51%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24) closed up +6.90 (+1.36%).
Sugar prices Wednesday posted moderate gains due to the strength of the Brazilian real (^USDBRL). Short covering emerged in sugar futures Wednesday after the real rallied to a 1-week high against the dollar, discouraging export selling from Brazil's sugar producers.