Commodities Rally on Demand Outlook; Stocks Gain, Bonds Retreat

corn advanced 3.8 percent and cotton increased 3 percent as U.S. dry weather may curb supplies. Exxon Mobil Corp. rallied 1.6 percent to pace gains in all 41 energy companies in the S&P 500, while Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. surged 3.7 percent to help...