October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) closed down -0.17 (-0.96%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26) closed up +3.90 (+0.77%).
Sugar prices settled mixed on Thursday. Demand concerns undercut NY sugar prices on Thursday. According to McDougall Global Views, current open interest in the October NY sugar contract, which expires next Wednesday, signals delivery against the contract could equal about 1.8 MMT, above the average of the past six years and a sign of weak demand.