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OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 19:02 -- May corn is up 1/4 cent per bushel, May soybeans are up 1/2 cent, May KC wheat is down 3 3/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is steady and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is down 1 3/4 cents. The Dow Jones futures are down 200 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.050 and May crude oil is up $2.01 per barrel. June gold is down $35.90 per ounce. Corn and beans open slightly firmer, but are now fading while wheat is mixed to lower and bean oil is up in sympathy with crude. Crude oil was up over $2.50 per barrel to over $114 per barrel, while the Dow Jones futures are more than 200 points lower. Uncertainty over the direction of the Iran conflict will keep trade very volatile. Job growth was much greater than expected as employers added 178,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%. However, it is war news that continues to drive markets more.

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