Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Drought Worries Boost Ags

Economic Data

Existing Home Sales


Prior
Prior Revised
Consensus
Consensus Range
Actual
Existing Home Sales - Level - SAAR
5.05 M
5.00 M
4.750 M
4.600 M to 5.100 M
4.81 M
Existing Home Sales - M/M Change
-0.8 %
-1.8 %


-3.8 %
Existing Home Sales - Yr/Yr Change
-12.9 %
-13.8 %


-15.3 %


Market Data
Softs+1.74%
OJ+4.17% Cotton +4.03% Cocoa +2.02% Lumber +0.17% Sugar +0.07% Coffee -0.04%

Drought, dust darkens nation's biggest cotton patch


Indices+1.60%
Russell +2.16% Nasdaq +2.13%      Midcap +1.76%  S&P 500 +1.35%  DJIA +0.99%


            
Metals +1.13%
Pall+2.65%  Silver +1.12% Plat+1.10% Copper +0.41% Gold  +0.36%  

Grains +0.86%
Wheat +2.28% Oil +1.04% Corn +1.00% Oats +1.00% Beans +0.97%  Meal +0.49% Canola +0.07%  Rice +0.04%


Currencies+0.36%       
C$+0.75% E FX +0.72%    Swiss +0.69%  Peso +0.69% British +0.40%  A$+0.31% Yen +0.15%     U.S. $-0.68%

Euro gains 4th day but path hinges on Greece vote


Energies+0.20%
Ethanol +2.40%   Nat Gas +1.90%   WTI +0.18% Gasoline -1.15% Heating Oil -1.92%    

UPDATE 1-Alaska N.Slope oil at $19 over WTI seen a record


Financials-0.07%
E$+0.03% 2-Year unch 5-Year -0.01% 10-Year -0.11% T-Bond -0.30%

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