China reported record imports of some commodities and stronger-than-expected exports, boosting U.S. companies with large international operations like construction machinery maker Caterpillar Inc
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 45.80 points, or 0.43 percent, to 10,663.99. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 2.00 points, or 0.17 percent, to 1,146.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> fell 4.76 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,312.41.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower on Monday as forecasters called for milder U.S. weather ahead, after the recent freeze.Resistance stiffened near $84, prompting a selloff by market bears.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, February crude
CBOT-SOYBEANS - January
Bellwether March fell to a two-week low on prospects for large South American crops and weaker crude oil prices. Expectations for a big soy number in Tuesday's USDA crop production report also weighs.
CBOT-SOYOIL - January
FCPO-JAKARTA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed lower on Monday dragged down by bigger-than-expected stock levels in December, and weaker exports in the first ten days of January, traders said.
The benchmark March contract
Malaysia's December palm oil stocks rose 15.7 percent to 2,238,717 tonnes from a revised 1,934,613 tonnes in November, industry regulator Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said on Monday.
REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Singapore stocks climbed to
17-month highs on Monday as optimism about economic recovery bolstered sentiment around the region, and Thai stocks advanced more than 1 percent, with energy shares leading the way.
Singapore's Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> rose 0.4 percent to its highest level since July 31, 2008, with palm plantation stock Golden Agri
Malaysia's index <.KLSE> edged up 0.1 percent, with financial firm CIMB Group
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