NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Arabica coffee futures on ICE closed more than 3% up on Thursday, boosted partly by a strengthening in the currency of top producer Brazil, while cocoa and sugar prices weakened.

COFFEE

* March arabica coffee settled up 4 cents, or 3.4%, at $1.2105 per lb, boosted partly by a stronger Brazilian real .

* The Brazilian real jumped on Thursday after the central bank hinted for the first time its policy easing cycle could end soon amid a rise in inflation, while data showed a better-than-expected upward move in October retail sales.

* A stronger real decreases dollar-denominated prices in local currency terms and can curb producer sales, including hedging operations with futures.

* March robusta coffee settled up $17, or 1.3%, at $1,351 a tonne.

* Robusta harvest in top producer Vietnam is now about 20% to 25% complete with the weather favourable and production now likely to drop less than previously anticipated.

COCOA

* March New York cocoa settled up $18, or 0.7%, to $2,567 a tonne after dipping to a low of $2,522, the weakest since Nov. 18.

* Dealers said price charts were looking more bearish after the recent decline while rains this week in top producer Ivory Coast look set to improve the outlook for the mid-crop.

* March London cocoa settled up 2 pounds, or 0.1%, to 1,727 pounds per tonne.

SUGAR

* March raw sugar fell 0.31 cent, or 2%, to 14.74 cents per lb, returning part of the strong gains posted in the previous session.

* Mills in Brazil's center-south region produced 427,000 tonnes of sugar in the second half of November, 22% more than in same period a year earlier but 60% less than in the previous fortnight as the season winds down.

* Dealers said sugar production was slightly lower than expected but had little impact on prices.

* The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its estimate for the country's sugar imports by around 400,000 short tonnes in 2020-21.

* March white sugar fell $7.60 to $401.60 tonne. (Reporting by Marcelo Teixeira and Nigel Hunt Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Peter Graff)