51.   Corn futures closed unchanged to slightly lower after a lackluster trading session.

52.   Corn futures prices were fractionally lower after giving up gains made in early trading on the strength of the wheat market.

53.   Grain futures were mostly lower after a quiet session Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade, while soybeans futures prices advanced.

54.   In currency trading, the dollar was marginally lower after rising sharply the day before.

55.   In the equities markets, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day lower after spending part of the morning in positive territory.

56.   In the United States, investors pushed the indexes lower after a moderately strong opening that came on the heels of a dismal week.

57.   It was higher in the morning, helped by strength in overseas trading, then turned lower after noon before turning up again.

58.   Mr Chris Podbury of JF Apex Futures said the Indonesian rupiah continued to drag regional currencies lower after the presentation of the Indonesian Budget earlier this week.

59.   On the stock market, shares in Japanese chipmakers led the Nikkei index lower after their U.S. industry counterparts dropped in New York trading.

60.   On Wall Street, the report sent stocks lower after one of the biggest surges in recent years just a day earlier.