Commodity Moves
Ten-year Treasury yields were little changed at 2.60 percent after falling two basis points, or 0.02 percentage point, in New York. Similar-maturity Australian bonds yielded 4.15 percent, up one basis point in a fourth rising day.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil slipped less than 0.1 percent to $94.58 a barrel, set for the lowest close since June 28. Oil has dropped for five of the past six days.
Eighteen of the 24 commodities tracked by the S&P GSCI Index retreated yesterday, as the gauge lost 0.3 percent.
Copper declined for a third day, sliding 1.3 percent, while U.S. natural gas dropped as much as 3.1 percent on forecasts for moderate November temperatures that would limit demand for the heating fuel. Gas futures fell a further 0.4 percent today.