The jitters about Greece spurred safe-haven demand for U.S. Treasuries and also drove gold to a one-month high as investors sought safety.
Crude oil hit an 18-month high as prices inched toward $87 a barrel on continued optimism over the economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dipped 3.56 points, or 0.03 percent, to 10,969.99, but the Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> closed up 2.00 points, or 0.17 percent, at 1,189.44. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> rose 7.28 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,436.81.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures nursed small gains in post-settlement trade on Tuesday after weekly industry inventory data showed a larger-than-expected gasoline stock decline and smaller-than-forecast crude stock build.
Gasoline futures posted a minor gain after being flat just before release of the American Petroleum Institute's data and after being down slightly at settlement.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, May crude
CBOT-CHICAGO, April 6 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed up sharply on short-covering after Iraq bought 500,000 tonnes of wheat, including a cargo of U.S. milling wheat.
CBOT-SOYBEANS - Support from slow farmer selling, firm cash basis markets and short-covering. May
CBOT-SOYOIL - Soy rally boosts soyoil. May
FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Reuters) - Malaysia palm oil futures fell on Tuesday as the stronger ringgit and reports of higher production last month weighed on sentiment.
Profit-taking across many commodities also pressured palm oil, which lost 5 percent in the first quarter of 2010 because of expectations for a bumper soy crop and the growing strength of the ringgit against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark June crude palm oil contract
the usual 10,000 lots.