Markets Data, ADVISORY

SARAH PARVINI

April 30, 2025

Editors:

Business Editors:

The Associated Press is streamlining its delivery of markets agate or data files on its business feed as it retires the aging server that has powered these fixtures for decades. As a result, AP's business data files delivered on this feed will include the following lineup starting Monday, June 2. Any other business or market data files delivered at this time via the AP Media API, AP Newsroom or FTP site will be discontinued after final delivery on Friday, May 30.

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BC-Select Indices. The closing price, change, percentage change, and day's high and low for the S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, Dow Jones 15 Utilities, Dow Jones 20 Transportation, Dow Jones 30 Industrials, SOX (Philadelphia) and world indices including AEX (Amsterdam), All Ord (Sydney), BEL 20 (Brussels), CAC-40 (Paris), FT-100 (London), Hang Seng (Hong Kong), MIB (Milan), Nikkei (Tokyo), S&P/TSX (Toronto) and SMI (Zurich).

BC-Foreign Exchange. Exchange rates against the dollar for 46 different foreign currencies. Delivered by 10:15a and 3:15p Eastern.

BC-IPOs Planned. Listing of upcoming initial public offerings planned for the upcoming week. Delivered each Friday.

BC-Daily Register. A comprehensive table that includes all major interest rates, T-bills, T-notes, the 30-year T-Bond, and metals, including various market prices for gold, silver, copper, aluminum and platinum, among others. Delivered at the end of each market day.

BC-Wholesale Cash Prices. Listing of the day's wholesale cash prices for various commodities, including broilers, cheddar cheese, coffee, eggs, flour, hogs, pork loins, steers, corn, oats, soybean meal, soybeans, wheat, degummed corn oil, copper, cotton and coal. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern

BC-Financial Markets-Board of Trade. A brief narrative recapping trading on the Chicago Board of Trade for grain futures, including corn, wheat, oats and soybeans, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures for beef, pork, live cattle, feeder cattle and hogs. Delivered by 10:45a Eastern to review the opening of the day's trading and again by 4:45p Eastern after markets close to recap the day's trading.

BC-BOT Table. Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, soybean oil and soybean meal. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Grain Futures. A new condensed version of the BOT Table. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Corn Futures. Breakout tables specific to corn futures. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Wheat Futures. Replaces BC-Wheat KX. Breakout tables specific to wheat futures. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Soybean Futures. Breakout tables specific to soybean futures. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Rice Futures. New futures data being added in response to customer requests. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Merc Table. Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for cattle, feeder cattle, hogs, pork bellies and lumber. Delivered by 3:30p Eastern.

BC-Gold-Silver. Futures trading on the NY Mercantile Exchange for gold and silver. Delivered by 3:30p Eastern.

BC-Gold Futures. COMEX futures trading for gold. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Copper Futures. COMEX futures trading for copper. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Oils. Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange for sweet crude, heating oil, gasoline and natural gas. Delivered by 3:30p Eastern.

BC-Cotton Futures. Futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

BC-Sugar Futures. Futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange. Delivered by 4:15p Eastern.

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