DTN Closing Grain Comments 07/15 14:01

DTN Closing Grain Comments 07/15 14:01 Winter Wheat Posts Largest Declines of Week -- And on a Friday September contracts of KC and Chicago wheat posted double-digit declines Friday and ended the week with the largest percentage losses in the grain sector, pressured by more speculative selling and talk of a possible deal to allow Ukrainian grain out of the country. Meanwhile, December corn and November soybeans held onto small gains with a hot a dry forecast. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: September corn closed down 3/4 cents and December corn was up 2 3/4 cents. August soybeans closed down 5 3/4 cents and November soybeans were up 1 1/4 cents. September KC wheat closed down 11 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat was down 18 1/4 cents and September Minneapolis wheat was down 3 3/4 cents. The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading down 0.45 at 107.96. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 581.86 points at 31,212.03. August gold is down $2.30 at $1,703.50, July silver is up $0.38 at $18.61 and July copper is up $0.0220. August crude oil is up $1.63 at $97.41, August heating oil is up $0.0514, August RBOB gasoline is up $0.0197 and August natural gas is up $0.