
Stocks are largely unchanged from earlier levels. Only the consumer
staples sector (-0.1%) is trading with a loss. Materials (+2.5%) are
currently leading the other economic sectors.
Leading movers in the materials sector include Freeport McMoRan (FCX
122.61, +5.14), Monsanto (MON 137.82, +2.89), and Dow component Alcoa
(AA 39.28, +1.54).
The CRB Commodity Index is trading at 445.3, unchanged for the session.