Coffee diverges
Much needed rains in coffee growing areas of Brazil weighed on robusta, but arabica kept its head above water.
Kyle Tapley, of MDA weather services, said "much wetter weather" was on its way to central and northern Brazil next week, including the key coffee growing state of Minais Gerais.
Conditions were seen "improving dramatically" over the next two weeks.
November robusta finished down 1.6% at $1,557 a tonne.
But prices edged finished up in Arabica, of which Brazil is the world's largest exporter, after a three day slide.
New York December arabica finished up 0.7%, at 124.74 cents a pound.