| The raw material markets had a great second quarter in 2016. The overall commodity sector consisting of 29 of the primary commodities that trade on the U.S. and U.K. exchanges rallied by 10.75% for the three months that ended on June 30 and is 12.67% higher over the first half of this year. The overall winner for the quarter was natural gas, posting a gain of over 49%.
Two commodities not included in the composite, iron ore and lumber, moved up 12.7% and down 2.19%, respectively. If I add these commodities and the Baltic Dry Index, which gained 59.42% into my calculations, the sector rose by 12.94% in Q2 and 15.25% so far in 2016...............................................Full Article: Source
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