International Markets Data, ADVISORY

FATIMA HUSSEIN

May 20, 2025

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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 tabular or text 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 or AP Newsroom will be discontinued after final delivery on Friday, May 30.

Please direct any questions to Products Director Barry Bedlan at bbedlan@ap.org.

BC-Select Indices, replacing BC-US--Index. This will include 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). Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

BC-Foreign Exchange, replacing BC-US--Foreign Exchange. Exchange rates against the dollar for 46 different foreign currencies. Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

BC-Wheat Futures, replacing BC-US--Grain Prices. Breakout tables specific to wheat futures. Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

BC-Soybean Futures, replacing BC-US--Grain Prices. Breakout tables specific to soybean futures. Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

BC-Gold-Silver, replacing BC-US--Gold and BC-US--Silver. Futures trading on the NY Mercantile Exchange for gold and silver. Delivered by 7:30p UTC.

BC-Copper Futures, replacing BC-US--Copper. COMEX futures trading for copper. Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

BC-Oils, replacing BC-US--Petroleum. Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange for sweet crude, heating oil, gasoline and natural gas. Delivered by 7:30p UTC.

BC-Cotton Futures, replacing BC-US-- Cotton. Futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange. Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

BC-Sugar Futures, replacing BC-US--Sugar. Futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange. Delivered by 8:15p UTC.

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