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The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday ahead of US midterm election results. Democrat Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia, the first major race called, and the dollar index edged down 0.2% to 101.7.
Investors were bracing for a potentially strong Democratic showing.
A weaker dollar generally supports dollar-priced commodities such as grains and oilseeds, though the effect is modest. Oil and Middle East developments are cited as the bigger near-term swing factor.
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Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.