European Futures Market Overview

Hogs weaken but stay within Friday's range

Nearby cotton futures pressed the downside on Monday, but were off their early session lows. May cotton saw a 281 point range from -176 to +105. The other front months ended the day 35 to 74 points lower....

The front month lean hog futures closed Monday’s trade with triple digit losses of as much as $2.10. For April, that brought lows not seen since October of 2021, which was before April contracts were...

The first trade day of the week left cattle futures 30 to 87 cents in the red. Feeder cattle futures ended with 2 to 80 cent losses across the front months. Cash trade so far remains mostly unestablished,...

The wheat market traded lower again on Monday to start the week. Chicago futures ended the session 9 3/4 to 13 1/2 cents lower. KC wheat futures settled the day down by 6 to 8 cents. MGE spring wheat futures...

Nearby soybeans were mixed with weaker old crop at the close. The May contract saw a 25 3/4 cent range on the day, from -13 1/2 to +11 1/4, and ended near the high on a 9 1/2 cent gain. Soybean oil futures...

Corn settled in the red on Monday, but futures were well off their earlier session lows. The front months bounced back from nearly a dime loss, but still closed 1 to 2 1/4 cents lower. Texas was 40% planted...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.34%....