Stocks Decline as Bond Yields Push Higher
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed down -0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.43%. December E-mini S&P…
Nat-Gas Prices Push Higher on As-Expected Weekly Storage Build
October Nymex natural gas (NGV25) on Wednesday closed up +0.046 (+1.61%).Oct nat-gas prices settled higher on Thursday due to an in-line weekly storage report. The EIA reported nat-gas inventories rose…
Cotton Easing Lower as Export Business Slips
Cotton futures are trading with Thursday losses of 1 to 42 points across most contracts. The outside markets are pressure factors, as the US dollar index is back up $0.582…
Corn Trading with Thursday Gains
Corn futures are trading with slight gains on Thursday, as contracts are up 1 to 2 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/2 cents…
Cotton Pushes Higher into the Thursday Close
Cotton futures posted slightly stronger trade on Thursday, closing with 1 to 11 point gains with now in deliveries October down 21 points. The US dollar index was back up…
Hogs Close with Mixed Trade Ahead of Bullish Hogs & Pigs Report
Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with nearby contracts up 30 to 67 cent and back months own a dime to 67 cents. USDA’s national base hog prices from…
Cattle Fall into the Thursday Close
Live cattle futures closed Thursday with losses of $2 to $3.37. Cash trade has started to pick up this week, with a few $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5…