Commodities Hold Steady
Commodities were little changed Wednesday as traders awaited the outcome of the two-day Federal Reserve meeting.
May oil futures were up 20 cents at $59.45 a barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange, and natural gas was rising 14 cents to $7.05 per million British thermal units. Heating oil slipped 1 cent to $1.66 a gallon, and gasoline was lower by 1 cent at $1.93 a gallon. Gold was stronger by 80 cents to $659.80 an ounce, but silver was weaker by 4 cents at $13.33 an ounce. Platinum tacked on $2 to $1,232 an ounce, and copper lost 1 cent to $3.02 a pound. At the New York Board of Trade, cocoa and coffee climbed, but cotton and frozen concentrated orange juice futures were declining. The Reuters Jefferies CRB Index was up 1.11 to 306.07.- Loading Comments...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,328.89 | 1,102.47 | 2,211.69 | 35.46 |
Oil *
73.88
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|
UP
20.63
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UP
6.40
|
UP
31.64
|
UP
0.59
|
10 Yr
3.55%
SPDR Gold
108.95
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|
+0.20%
|
+0.58%
|
+1.45%
|
+1.69%
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