CHICAGO, May 23- CBOE Holdings Inc will expand trading hours for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index later this year, after a technical glitch delayed the change, the company's incoming chief executive said on Thursday. CBOE, operator of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, earlier this month said it was indefinitely deferring plans to increase trading hours.
*China manufacturing data shows contraction. NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first daily back-to-back declines in a month, amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to taper its stimulus measures and over weak data in China.
*China manufacturing data shows contraction. NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first daily back-to-back declines in a month, amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to taper its stimulus measures and over weak data in China.
TOKYO, May 23- Japan's Nikkei index stock futures briefly dropped below 14,000 in after-hours trade, indicating possibly a further decline in the cash market on Friday after a 7.3- percent dive on Thursday. The index futures was last down 2.8 percent at 14,180. That compared with the benchmark Nikkei's close of 14,483.98 on Thursday.
CHENNAI, India, May 23- Brent crude futures shed a dollar on Thursday to trade below $102 a barrel in a broad-based commodities sell-off, as data cast doubt on recovery in key consumer China and on worries about an early scale-back in Federal Reserve stimulus.
*Copper rallied to $7,533.75 a tonne in the previous session, its highest since April 12, but remains mired in losses of 7 percent for the year. *The most-traded September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lost 0.75 percent to 53,080 yuan a tonne.
*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan falls but Nikkei climbs. SINGAPORE, May 23- Japanese government bond prices dived and 10- year JGB futures tumbled a full point, prompting the Tokyo Stock Exchange to temporarily suspend trade as the dollar hit a near three-year high versus a basket of currencies on Thursday.
PERTH, May 23- U.S. crude futures prices dropped to around $94 a barrel on Thursday after data showing U.S. gasoline supplies rose and on concerns that the U.S. July oil futures contract fell 26 cents to $94.02 a barrel by 0035 GMT. *Brent also dropped 26 cents to $102.34 a barrel.
NEW YORK, May 22- Oil prices fell on Wednesday as a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories prompted selling, then crude extended losses in late trading after minutes from a Federal Reserve policy meeting sent U.S. stock markets down. Brent crude futures fell $1.31 to settle at $102.60, after shedding nearly a dollar in the previous session.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 22- ICE arabica coffee futures tumbled to the lowest level in more than three years on Wednesday, as a speculator selloff extended recent losses seen on ample supplies and a favorable crop outlook in top producer Brazil, dealers said.
LONDON, May 22- Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell to a three-year low on Wednesday as the market extended recent losses linked to ample supplies and a favourable crop outlook in top producer Brazil.
LONDON, May 22- Arabica coffee futures on ICE set contract lows on Wednesday as the market extended recent losses linked to ample supplies and a favourable outlook for the crop in top producer Brazil. July arabica coffee on ICE stood 0.55 cent or 0.4 percent weaker at $1.3215 per lb at 1111 GMT after setting a contract low of $1.3205.
*Saks rallies on report it is mulling sale. NEW YORK, May 22- U.S. stock index futures edged up in thin trading Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy.