Cocoa Rebounds on Report Indicating Rising Demand From European Processor

(Bloomberg) -- Cocoa in New York rebounded from two
sessions of losses after a report indicated rising demand from
European processors such as Cadbury Schweppes Plc and Nestle SA.

Companies used 3.4 percent more beans in the second quarter
than a year earlier, the European Cocoa Association in Brussels
said today in a report. Cocoa grindings, a measure of how much of
the commodity is made into chocolate, rose to 323,353 metric tons
from 312,817 metric tons, according to the group.


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U.K.'s FTSE 100 Drops for Sixth Day; Anglo American, Cadbury Pace Decline

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell for the sixth day,
the longest consecutive decline since November.

Anglo American Plc and Antofagasta Plc paced the retreat
after Cazenove lowered its recommendation on the mining
companies' shares. Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the world's biggest
confectionery company, dropped to a five-week low.


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