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DTN Early Word Grains 07/25 05:56

25 Jul 2018
DTN Early Word Grains 07/25 05:56 Wheat Prices Push Higher December corn was up 2 3/4 cents, November soybeans were down 4 1/2 cents, and September Kansas City (HRW) wheat was up 9 3/4 cents. By Todd Hultman DTN Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: December corn was up 2 3/4 cents, November soybeans were down 4 1/2 cents, and September Kansas City (HRW) wheat was up 9 3/4 cents. CME Globex Recap: Early commodity prices are mixed, but non-ag commodities are mostly higher with the September U.S. dollar index down 0.17. Major stock markets are mixed with no strong influence early Wednesday. OUTSIDE MARKETS: Previous closes on Tuesday showed the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 197.65 points at 25,241.94 and the S&P 500 up 13.42 points at 2,820.40 while the 10-year Treasury yield ended at 2.95%. Early Wednesday, DJIA futures were down 18 points. Asian markets are mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 up 103.77 (0.5%) and China's Shanghai Composite down 1.92 (-0.1%). European markets are mostly lower with London's FTSE 100 down 40.12 points (-0.5%), Germany's DAX down 25.64 points (-0.2%), and France's CAC 40 up 8.39 points (0.1%). The euro was up .0020 and the U.S. dollar index was down 0.17 at 94.44. September 30-year T-Bonds were up 6/32nds while August gold was up $6.00 at $1,231.50 and September crude oil was up $0.11 at $68.63. Soybeans on China's Dalian Exchange were steady to higher and Malaysian palm oil futures were up 0.6%.