Producers of metals and other raw materials were higher amid continued volatility in markets.

Gold futures fell for the first time in four sessions, with a climb in yields on government debt and a stronger U.S. dollar leading prices lower.

Cotton futures are trading at their highest price in about a decade, with growing Chinese demand being met in part by rising U.S. exports to China, a curiosity of Trump-era trade-war policies.

Most-active U.S. cotton futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange closed Tuesday up 3.8% at $1.09 a pound, keeping prices at their highest level since September 2011. Prices have risen 22% over the past 11 sessions.

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