The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) rose +0.28% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.27%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26 ) rose...
Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 8 to 25 points in the green, with outside factors supportive. Crude oil is up $2.04 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.167 lower. The Seam reported just 906 bales sold on Thursday, at an average of 67.42...
Cotton prices are up 8 to 18 points on Thursday. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 8 to 25 points in the green, with outside factors supportive. Crude oil is up $2.04 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.167 lower. The Seam reported just 906...
Live cattle futures posted losses of $2.62 to $3.52 across the board at the close. Open interest suggested a rotation of ownership, up just 31 contracts. Cash trade has been quiet this week with a few sales reported by USDA at $224 live in the north and $350-365 dressed. The...
Lean hog futures were mixed, with front months down 75 cents to $3.42 and other contracts up 30 cents to $2.22. Open interest was up 3,383 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $56.56 in the Wednesday PM report, down $1.38 from the day prior. The...
Soybeans are down 5 to 8 cents across the front months to start Thursday trade. Futures faded lower into the midweek close on Wednesday, as contracts were down 4 ¾ to 7 ¼ cents and a couple cents off the lows. Open interest suggested longs continued to exit, with a...
Corn prices are fractionally lower to start Thursday. Futures saw steady to 3 cent higher trade across most contracts on Wednesday, as futures got a midweek bounce. Open interest was up 29,205 contracts on Wednesday, suggesting modest new open interest. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2...
Wheat is showing fractional to 2 cent losses at midday. The wheat complex extended the weakness to the Wednesday session. Chicago SRW contracts were a penny to 11 1/4 cents in the red at the close. Open interest was up 4,933 contracts on Wednesday. KC HRW futures posted losses of...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.47%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.41%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26...
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DoorDash Inc. agreed to buy rival Instacart in a deal that values the company at about $17 billion. The transaction is expected to close near the end of next year, the deal is still pending. DoorDash says it will keep Instacart's brand, tech products and app. Bloomberg's Natalie Lung reports. (Source: Bloomberg)