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DTN Early Word Grains 08/06 06:04

6 Aug 2018
DTN Early Word Grains 08/06 06:04 Quiet Monday Start for Grains December corn was up 1/2 cent, November soybeans were down 5 1/4 cents, and September Chicago wheat was up 2 1/2 cents. By Todd Hultman DTN Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: December corn was up 1/2 cent, November soybeans were down 5 1/4 cents, and September Chicago wheat was up 2 1/2 cents. CME Globex Recap: Stock markets in Asia and Europe are a little lower early Monday. The September U.S. dollar index is trading higher and yet, so are several commodities including September crude oil. U.S. sanctions are expected to be placed back on Iran Monday. Grains are lightly higher with soybeans lower. OUTSIDE MARKETS: Previous closes on Friday showed the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 136.42 points at 25,462.58 and the S&P 500 up 13.13 points at 2,840.35 while the 10-year Treasury yield ended at 2.95%. Early Monday, DJIA futures were up 32 points. Asian markets are lower with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 17.86 (-0.1%) and China's Shanghai Composite down 35.29 (-1.3%). European markets are also lower with London's FTSE 100 down 19.99 points (-0.3%), Germany's DAX down 47.55 points (-0.4%), and France's CAC 40 down 7.42 points (-0.1%). The euro was down .0017 and the U.S. dollar index was up 0.12 at 95.28. September 30-year T-Bonds were up 2/32nds while December gold was down $2.90 at $1,220.30 and September crude oil was up $0.97 at $69.46. Soybeans on China's Dalian Exchange were a little higher and Malaysian palm oil futures were up 0.4%.