S&P GSCI Market Attributes - Commodities Have Their "Longest Day" In June

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The 24 commodities in the S&P GSCI crashed following the Fed’s June 20th announcement that the U.S. central bank may pull back on its bond buying program.
• The S&P GSCI Energy took back its position as the best performing sector indexYTD, gaining 2.4% this month and cutting its YTD loss in half to -2.4%.
• The S&P GSCI Cotton was up 9.9% in the first half of 2013, crowning it as the best performing single commodity index in the S&P GSCI during that time.
• The biggest loser in the S&P GSCI Energy was natural gas, as it lost 11.0% inJune.
• The title for worst-performing sector for the month went to S&P GSCI Precious Metals due to its 12.2% loss in June.

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