Commodities Jump As Gasoline Inventory Dropped: SPX, Nasdaq, POT, CF, MON, MOS, X, BTU, MEE, CNX, RIG, DVN, HES, FSLR, ENER
Posted on August 13, 2008 at 21:33 PM EDT
Oil prices rebounded today as US gasoline inventory dropped. This also led to an sharp bounce in most of the commodity-related sectors. Agriculture stocks were especially strong: POT +6.59%; CF +9.82%; MOS +10.35%; MON +5.2%. Metals and mining stocks also jumped: X +6.21%; BTU +8.32%; MEE +7.75%; CNX +7.73%. Energy-related plays drew buyers as well: RIG [...]