OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 12:47 — July corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 1 1/4 cents, July KC wheat is up 3/4 cent, July Chicago wheat is down 1/2 cent and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is down 2 1/2 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 377.59 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.120 and July crude oil is down $2.93 per barrel. August gold is up $129.80 per ounce. As we head into the Friday close, grain and soy markets are widely mixed, with beans and bean oil down with crude, while corn is just a bit higher. Traders are looking at the possibility that a peace accord, at least temporarily, can be signed Sunday in Switzerland. July corn futures earlier traded briefly into an open chart gap from 2024 before bouncing a nickel.

MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) — More periods of rain across the Corn Belt with cooler temperatures spreading through the U.S., recent heavy rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.