By the close, the contract for December delivery closed up 14.75, compared with an 80.75 drop Monday.

The new spot soybean delivery is August, and that contract closed at $8.56 1/2.

The contract to deliver soybeans in January closed at $5.88 a bushel, down 8.75 cents.

The contract closed near the lower end of the range.

Brokers expect the contract to close next month.

The leading July crude oil contract closed 14 cents higher, at $20.66 a barrel.

The contract closed up by 11/32 at 97.30.

On the Comex, silver contracts for current delivery closed at $5.295 an ounce, up from $5.265.

The contracts closed at $15.23, down 47 cents.

The contract for September delivery closed at $28.31, up 26 cents.