The grain markets -- like the financials and other indices -- have spent a lot of time in the red lately. Is Monday the start of a turnaround?

Nearby corn jumped 10 1/2 cents in early trading Monday morning, up to $5.93 per bushel, according to Barchart.com. January soybeans traded 16 cents higher at $11.22 1/2 and December wheat was 5 3/4 higher at $5.80 1/4 per bushel.

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The grains aren't the only sector trending higher Monday -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was more than 300 points higher in early trading, up almost 2.8%. Crude oil is higher and the U.S. Dollar index is slightly lower.

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