Lean hog futures closed with 20 to 60 cent gains on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.51 on Wednesday afternoon, down 98 cents from the day prior.…
Corn futures are showing fractional to 2 cent losses across most front months on Thursday. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1/4 cents at $3.87. Export…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.62%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.71%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.58%. September E-mini S&P…
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25) today is up +345 (+3.97%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) is up +202 (+3.35%).Cocoa prices today extended this week's rally and posted 1-week…
The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Energy sector, higher by 1.3%. Within that group, APA Corp (Symbol: APA) and Targa Resources Corp (Symbol: TRGP) are two…
September arabica coffee (KCU25) today is down -7.20 (-2.31%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25) is down -197 (-5.15%).Coffee prices today extended Tuesday's plunge, with arabica coffee falling to a…
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25) today is up +0.13 (+0.82%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) is up +10.50 (+2.24%).Sugar prices today recovered from early losses and…
The wheat market extended the weakness into Tuesday as the winter wheats piled on the pressure. Chicago SRW wheat was down 17 to 18 cents. KC HRW contracts were 15…
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Wednesday, shares of Consumer Products companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.4% loss. Within that group, General Mills Inc (Symbol:…
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 0.2%. Within that group, Super Micro Computer Inc…
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in State Street Corp. (Symbol: STT), where a total volume of 20,550 contracts…
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), where a total volume of 37,114…