| Funds tracking oil experienced large inflows last month as US investors bet on a recovery in crude prices. Almost $1.7bn was ploughed into oil exchange traded products in December, according to ETF Securities, as US crude prices approached $50 a barrel for the first time in five and a half years.
“This is clear indication that investors are buying into the price dip,” said Nitesh Shah, analyst at ETF Securities, an investment group which runs some of the biggest exchange traded commodity funds. “They are taking a contrarian view.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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