DTN Early Word Grains 09/13 05:49

DTN Early Word Grains 09/13 05:49 Wheat Leads Crop Prices Higher Early Friday December corn was up 4 cents, November soybeans were up 3 cents, and December KC wheat was up 8 cents. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: December corn was up 4 cents, November soybeans were up 3 cents, and December KC wheat was up 8 cents. CME GLOBEX RECAP: The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for early September is due out at 9 a.m. CDT Friday. Grain traders will continue to watch the latest forecasts, especially for South America and the Black Sea region. Here in the U.S., Hurricane Francine is weakening as rain is dispersed throughout the southeastern U.S. OUTSIDE MARKETS: Previous closes Thursday showed the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 235.06 at 41,096.77 and the S&P 500 Index up 41.63 at 5,595.76. The 10-Year Treasury yield ended at 3.68%. Early Friday, September Dow Jones futures are up 70 points. European markets are mostly higher with the spot futures of the London FTSE 100 trading up 0.02%, spot futures of Germany's DAX trading up 0.51% and spot futures of France's CAC Index trading up 0.31%. Asian markets are lower with Japan's Nikkei 225 index down 0.68% and China's Shanghai Composite Index down 0.48%.