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White Sugar #5 Dec '26 (SWZ26)

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White Sugar #5 Futures Market News and Commentary

Sugar Prices Boosted by Fund Short Covering Ahead of Holiday Weekend

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Friday closed up +0.39 (+2.68%).  March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed up +10.20 (+2.44%).

Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Friday amid fund short covering ahead of a three-day weekend in the US, with markets closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Day holiday.  

On Thursday, NY sugar tumbled to a 1-month low, and London sugar dropped to a 2-month low.  Strength in India's sugar production is undercutting prices after the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd., a sugar producers group in India, reported Thursday that the country's 2025-26 sugar output climbed to 15.9 MMT from Oct 1-Jan 15, up +21% y/y.  

Higher sugar production in Brazil is also bearish for prices after Unica reported Tuesday that Brazil's cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output through mid-December rose by +0.9% y/y to 40.158 MMT.  Also, the ratio of cane crushed for sugar rose to 50.91% in 2025/36 from 48.19% in 2024/25... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
White Sugar #5
Contract Size
50 metric tonnes
Tick Size
10 cents per metric tonne ($5.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:45a.m. - 6:30p.m. GMT
Exchange
ICE/EU
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,157/1,961
First Notice Date
11/16/26 (303 days)
Expiration Date
11/13/26 (300 days)

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White Sugar #5 Dec '26
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
411.10 +2.46%
on 12/18/25
429.70 -1.98%
on 12/30/25
+1.30 (+0.31%)
since 12/16/25
3-Month
400.30 +5.22%
on 11/05/25
441.30 -4.55%
on 10/21/25
-18.60 (-4.23%)
since 10/16/25
52-Week
400.30 +5.22%
on 11/05/25
509.80 -17.38%
on 04/02/25
-59.80 (-12.43%)
since 01/16/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 430.27
2nd Resistance Point 425.93
1st Resistance Point 423.57
Last Price 421.20s
1st Support Level 416.87
2nd Support Level 412.53
3rd Support Level 410.17

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52-Week High 509.80
Fibonacci 61.8% 467.97
Fibonacci 50% 455.05
Fibonacci 38.2% 442.13
Last Price 421.20s
52-Week Low 400.30

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