
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25) Thursday closed up +0.17 (+0.77%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24) closed up +7.10 (+1.28%).
Sugar prices posted moderate gains Thursday as a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) to a 2-1/2 week high against the dollar prompted short covering in sugar futures. The stronger real discourages export selling from Brazil's sugar producers.