CBOT Trends-Wheat up 3-5 cents, corn up 2-4 cents, soybeans up 7-8 cents

CHICAGO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. tradeexpectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex tradingat the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT)on Monday.

WHEAT - Up 3 to 5 cents a bushel

* Wheat steadying following most-active soft red winterwheat contract's decline to a 3-1/2-month low on Friday.

* Some bargain buying expected but poor export demand forU.S. supplies continues to hang over wheat market.

* CBOT March soft red winter wheat contract endedovernight trading up 3-1/2 cents at $7.64-1/2 a bushel. K.C.March hard red winter wheat gained 4-1/4 cents to $8.75and MGEX March spring wheat rose 2-3/4 cents to $9.24.

CORN - Up 2 to 4 cents a bushel

* Mild round of bargain buying expected in corn futuresfollowing four straight days of declines. Strength in corncapped by weak U.S. exports, traders said.

* On a continuous basis, the most-active CBOT corn futurescontract hit its lowest since Aug. 22 overnight.

* Benchmark CBOT March corn futures hit technicalresistance at the low end of their 20-day Bollinger rangeovernight.

* CBOT March corn gained 2-1/2 cents to $6.48-3/4 abushel overnight.

SOYBEANS - Up 7 to 8 cents a bushel

* Soybeans firming on hopes that easing of COVID-19restrictions in China could lead to demand boost.

* Private exporters reported the sale of 130,000 tonnes ofsoybeans to China for delivery in the 2022/23 marketing year,the U.S. Agriculture Department said.

* CBOT January soybean futures found technical supportjust above Thursday's low of $14.25-1/4 overnight.

* CBOT January soybeans last traded 8 cents higher at$14.46-1/2 a bushel.(Reporting by Mark Weinraub; Editing by Andrea Ricci)

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