
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24) Wednesday closed down -177 (-2.30%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24) closed down -42 (-0.73%).
Cocoa prices posted moderate losses on Wednesday as a rally in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 2-1/4 month high, which sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. Losses in London were limited after the British pound (^GBPUSD) tumbled to a 1-3/4 month low Wednesday, boosting cocoa priced in sterling.