
CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended down as traders engaged in end-of-month profit taking and the dollar gained back ground after a slide earlier in the week.
Market participants were adjusting positions at the end of the month and after a volatile trading week marked by a four-year low for the dollar and record-high precious metal prices, according to analysts.
In Argentina, recent rains improved soil moisture in parts of the country but corn crops still need more rainfall to avoid yield losses, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said on Thursday.
CBOT March corn CH26 closed down 2-1/2 cents at $4.28-1/4 per bushel.