(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
CHICAGO, March 9 (Reuters) - ICE Canada canola futures
plunged to their lowest in nearly six months on Thursday on a
heavy round of technical selling, traders said.
* Canola futures have fallen for five sessions in a row,
with the most-active contract shedding 4.0% during the
streak.
* Actively traded May canola ended Thursday's session
down $15.80 at $792.30 per tonne after touching a session low of
$786.20. The contract fell below the low end of its 20-day
Bollinger range.
* On a continuous basis, that was the lowest price for the
most-active canola futures contract since Sept. 20.
* New-crop November canola settled $16.50 lower at
$763.30.
* The May-July spread 6,391 times and the July-November
spread traded 4,449 times.
* Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures were off
US7 cents at US$15.10-3/4 a bushel.
* Euronext May rapeseed futures dropped 2.7% on
Thursday.
(Reporting by Mark Weinraub)
Messaging: mark.weinraub.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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