Key Highlights
- Cocoa and soybeans had the largest gains in the S&P GSCI®, closing the year up 18.1% and 10.5%.
- Precious metals closed the year down 29.8%.
- Energy was the only positive sector in the index for the year, up 5.1%.
Market Snapshot
The S&P GSCI posted a gain of 1.9% in December and declined 1.2% YTD.
The S&P GSCI closed the year on a negative note, marking its third flat or negative consecutive year. Some commodities like cocoa, cotton, soybeans and natural gas rallied, and closed 2013 on a positive note against thebackdrop of a broader commodities sell-off.
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