The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday rose +0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) rose +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) rose +0.50%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose…

Corn futures closed Tuesday with contracts fractionally to a penny higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cent to $4.03. The markets will close early on Wednesday…

Cotton futures posted a stronger Tuesday trade, with contracts closing 40 to 45 points higher. Crude oil futures were 46 cents per barrel higher at $58.47. The US dollar index…