The ELEMENTS MLCX Grains Index Exchange-Traded Note (

)(NYSE:

) gained 3.84% today, as wheat and other grains continued to move higher. Wheat gained more than 8% on the news that Russia decided to ban exports. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (

) (NYSE:

) traded higher, on the weakness in the real estate sector. DRV added 3.73% today, as Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE:

) fell 1.40% and Public Storage (NYSE:

) dropped 0.89%. Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (

) (NYSE:

) and ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 ETF (NYSE: SRTY) gained 3.38% and 2.89% respectively, as the Russell 2000 Index struggled. Russell 2000 fell 1.19% today.