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Gold hit $500 an ounce, an 18-year
high, as the commodities bull market continued to drive the metals higher.
Platinum continued higher after hitting $1000 yesterday, a 25-year high. Copper
refusing to be upstaged by the precious metals hit a new all-time high today.
Energy prices had a volatile session, starting lower before
recovering to post gains at mid-day, then selling off into the close. Natural
Gas was the only contract to close higher but gave back much of its gains.
In economic news; Durable Goods Orders rebounded in October (report),
Consumer Confidence rose more than expected (report)
and New Home Sales jumped 13% to an annual rate of 1.42 Mln. units (report).
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The news sent Treasuries lower and the US Dollar Index sharply
higher.
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TradingMarkets Commodities Watch List
| Commodity (Symbol) |
Price | Price Change | % Change |
|
Energies |
|||
| Crude Oil (CL) | 56.50 | -0.86 |
-1.50 |
| Heating Oil (HO) | 167.20 | -2.06 |
-1.22 |
| Unleaded Gas (HU) | 145.56 | -2.13 |
-1.44 |
| Natural Gas (NG) | 11.74 | +0.10 |
+0.88 |
|
Metals |
|||
| Gold (GC) | 503.50 | +0.90 |
+0.18 |
| Silver (SI) | 840.50 | -5.20 |
-0.61 |
| Copper (HG) | 191.15 | +0.05 |
+0.03 |
|
Grains |
|||
|
Corn (C) |
200.50 | -0.75 |
-0.37 |
| Wheat (W) | 316.75 | +3.50 |
+1.12 |
| Soybeans (S) | 554.00 | -3.75 |
-0.67 |
|
Softs |
|||
| Sugar (SB) | 12.45 | -0.02 |
-0.16 |
| Coffee (KC) | 99.95 | -0.15 |
-0.15 |
| Cocoa (CC) | 1404.00 | -6.00 |
-0.43 |
| Frozen Orange Juice (JO) | 118.20 | +0.55 |
+0.47 |
| Cotton (CT) | 52.31 | +0.12 |
+0.23 |
| Lumber (LB) | 324.80 | +1.30 |
+0.40 |
|
Livestock |
|||
| Lean Hogs (LH) | 66.82 | -0.92 |
-1.37 |
| Live Cattle (LC) | 95.18 | -0.03 |
-0.03 |
Economic News
ICSC-UBS Store Sales:
Actual -0.7%
Durable Goods Orders:
New Orders – Actual 3.4% Consensus 1.8%
Consumer Confidence:
Confidence Index – Actual 98.9 Consensus 90.0
New Home Sales:
Actual 1.424 Mln Consensus 1.2 Mln
Ashton Dorkins
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