Producers of metals and other raw materials rose sharply after key earnings in the sector.
Nucor shares rallied after the steelmaker posted a fiscal fourth-quarter earnings retreat that was more modest than anticipated. The United Auto Workers strike could affect demand for steel and overall economic growth, said the chief executive of Nucor.
Cocoa bean prices are up by about 3% over the last two weeks at Cameroon's farmgates, middlemen traders and farmers told Dow Jones Newswires.
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