A two-week rally in wheat futures stalled and prices collapsed by nearly a dime a bushel.
The 30-year Treasury bond continued its two-week rally, dropping in yield to 6.78 percent.
The dollar drifted again yesterday, but some currency traders said they were still confident that the two-week rally would be revived.
A modest two-week rally in crude oil ended as the market laid aside hopes for cuts in petroleum production.
The declines halted a nearly two-week rally among technology shares, pushing the Nasdaq composite index lower after nine straight gains.
A two-week rally in palladium futures faltered as sellers moved in to hedge their positions.
Dealers said they were looking to next week to find out whether the dollar's two-week rally would continue.
The dollar drifted, and currency traders were uncertain whether its two-week rally would be revived.
The price of the 30-year Treasury bond slipped after a spectacular two-week rally.
The break in the weather snapped a two-week rally that had sent corn prices to record highs.