ARTICLE 2 #ASIAN SUGAR MARKET

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) on Monday closed up +0.15 (+0.95%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25) closed up +1.30 (+0.28%).Sugar prices on Monday climbed to 1.5-week highs and settled higher as dollar weakness (DXY00) spurred short-covering in sugar futures.