CBOT corn ended sharply lower. Bullish sentiment is tied to elevated soybean prices and hope for Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans in the coming week.

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The FTSE 100 index, made up of blue-chip stocks, experienced a drop.

All three major benchmarks are firmly lower at midday, heading for sharp weekly losses, as sliding tech stocks continue to hammer the broader market.

Natural gas prices are surging as the market faces a perfect storm of tightening supply and spiking demand.

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