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*Corn most hit, with outflow of $3.1 bln; soy, gold next. Money managers slashed by $9.7 billion their net-long holdings across 22 commodities to $59.7 billion during the week to April 2, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Corn, gold and soybeans accounted for nearly 80 percent of the latest decline.
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Rich Ilczyszyn, founder of iiTrader, looks at key levels for black gold.
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*Sugar aided by potential for rising inflation in Far East. Cocoa prices were lower, weakened partly by origin selling while arabica coffee futures also fell. May raw sugar futures rose 0.13 cent or 0.7 percent to 17.63 cents a lb by 1403 GMT.
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LONDON, April 4- Crude oil futures dropped on Thursday after an increase in U.S. unemployment heightened concerns over the economic growth of the world's top oil consumer. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the highest since November, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures turned flat on Thursday, with the S&P 500 dropping into negative territory after data showed an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims. S&P 500 futures fell 0.2 point but remained above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.
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Cocoa prices were lower, weakened partly by origin selling while arabica coffee was little changed. May raw sugar futures rose 0.15 cent or 0.9 percent to 17.65 cents a lb by 1232 GMT. We have the potential to come down to 17 cents on May, "said VTB Capital analyst Andrey Kryuchenkov.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Thursday as aggressive action by the Bank of Japan and supportive comments by U.S. officials indicated continued support for the market. U.S. shares of Toyota Motor rose 3.6 percent to $104.50.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures trimmed some gains on Thursday after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected in the latest week. S&P 500 futures rose 3.5 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.
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*Defense shares may be in focus on North Korea uncertainty. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, signaling a rebound from the previous session's steep loss, as aggressive action by the Bank of Japan and supportive comments by U.S. officials indicated continued support for the market.
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*Defense shares may be in focus on North Korea uncertainty. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, signaling a rebound from the previous session's steep loss, as investors awaited a final read on the labor market ahead of the monthly jobs report on Friday.
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*Wheat choppy, USDA fails to confirm China rumors. CHICAGO, April 4- U.S. soybean futures fell to a 10- month low and corn set a nine-month low Thursday on worries about a potential slowdown in feed demand from China due to bird flu, and pressure from a surging dollar, traders said.
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*Sugar aided by potential for rising inflation in Far East. NEW YORK/ LONDON, April 4- Raw sugar futures on ICE turned higher on Thursday as hopes that monetary stimulus in Japan will spur more buying lifted prices that had dropped to nearly three-year lows on the expectation that more Indian supplies will reach the global market.
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Gas prices have declined some 5 percent over the past month and to some pro traders, it will likely push even lower.
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NEW YORK, April 3- Ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew M. Taylor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding the Wall Street bank with an unauthorized $8.3 billion futures trade in 2007, saying he exceeded internal risk limits and lied to supervisors to cover up his activities.
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*Plentiful coffee from previous Brazil crop-Licht. NEW YORK/ LONDON, April 3- Raw sugar futures were little changed on Wednesday, hovering near the previous session's 2-1/ 2 year low as expectations of ample global supplies weighed, and cocoa futures on ICE sank on pressure from forward West Africa sales and technical selling.
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While gasoline has dropped over 5 percent in a month, crude oil has added 5 percent. The Futures Now team discusses what's driving gasoline lower.
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Pro trader Rich Ilczyszyn looks at key levels for the precious metal.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson breaks down the latest supply numbers on oil and gas.
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*Zynga rallies, to offer casino games in Britain. NEW YORK, April 3- U.S. stock index futures were poised to open little changed on Wednesday as investors brushed off a weak reading on private sector employment and the S&P 500 remained within striking distance of an all-time intraday high.
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*Plentiful coffee from previous Brazil crop-Licht. May raw sugar futures edged down 0.02 cent or 0.1 percent to 17.57 cents a lb by 1119 GMT, just above Tuesday's 2-1/ 2 year low of 17.50 cents. "Big crops in Thailand, India and Mexico, and the favourable weather in Brazil suggesting a good crop there: all of these factors suggest general bearishness."
Commodities
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The Fast Money traders share their investment strategies and top trades of the day.
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CNBC's Josh Lipton looks at three stocks for Monday, including Alcoa, which kicks off earnings after the bell Monday. And the Macy's, JC Penney, Martha Stewart trial resumes Monday.
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Paul Dietrich, Fairfax Global Markets; John Spallanzani, GFI Group; Quint Tatro, Tatro Capital; and Heather Hughes, SunAmerica Funds, discuss what pushed the markets lower today and where stocks are likely to go from here.