Quick Overview

• The Institute of Supply Managements' index of U.S. services rose from 49.3 to 49.6 in March.

• Retail sales volume in the Euro area fell 0.5%.
  

• Service index in the Euro area dropped from 52.3 to 51.6.
  

• Corn rose above $6 a bushel for the first time ever in Chicago, as cool wet weather in the Midwest threatens to delay planting.