At the beginning of the session, non-US currencies weakened. The euro against the US dollar EUR/USD closed down about 40 points from last Friday, with the latest reading at 1.1313. The US dollar against the Japanese yen USD/JPY rose 50 points, with the latest reading at 143.95. The US dollar index DXY rose 20 points, with the latest reading at 100.03.
CBOT soybean oil rose more than 2.00% in the day and is now trading at 43.95 cents per pound.