| The KUIK Closing Market Report for Friday, August 17: | |||||||
| It was an up day on Wall Street | |||||||
| Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | |||
| Dow | Up | 25 | points | 13,275 | 2:06 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 0.2% | percent | 1,418 | |||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 0.5% | percent | 3,077 | |||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (2.2) | basis points | 2.93 | |||
| December wheat the most active contract, rose 1.5%, to $8.94 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade, up 15% for the quarter. Driving prices is a worldwide drought in wheat producing countries. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wheat-gains-on-global-drought-concerns-2012-08-17 | |||||||
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