Commodity ETFs — General Overview Commodity ETFs were mixed but generally constructive, with strength concentrated in materials equities, precious metals, mining companies and energy services. Diversified commodity funds were comparatively subdued: PDBC gained 0.1%, BCI rose 0.2%, DBC was unchanged and HGER slipped 0.1%. Despite the quiet daily performance, most broad commodity strategies remained up […]
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Oil & Gas ETFs Oil-focused ETFs led the commodity complex higher as crude prices surged on escalating Middle East tensions. Leveraged crude fund UCO gained 6.3%, followed by USO at 5.5%, BNO at 5.1% and DBO at 4.5%; inverse crude fund SCO consequently fell 6.1%. Exploration and production equities also advanced, with IEO and XOP
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ETFs Broad Commodities Broad commodity ETFs finished mostly higher, supported by a strong rally in energy. The iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Trust gained 1.92%, the Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund rose 1.66%, and PDBC advanced 1.41%. Investor demand was generally positive, led by $66.3 million of daily inflows into PDBC, $41.3 million into the
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Commodity ETFs were mixed during the latest session, with strength concentrated in agriculture, palladium and selected energy products, while precious metals, mining equities and uranium funds declined sharply. Oil & Gas: Energy-related ETFs were mixed. Gasoline led the category, with UGA gaining 2.3%, while oil-services funds OIH and XOP rose 0.8% and 0.3%, respectively. Crude-oil
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Overall Commodities are mixed this morning , as gold rose 0.77% to a three-month high of $4,716.80 per ounce amid U.S. fiscal concerns and reduced expectations for aggressive interest-rate increases, while silver slipped 0.46% to $69.21. Industrial metals were broadly higher, led by zinc’s 2.96% gain, followed by aluminum at 1.41%, nickel at 1.20% and copper at 0.17%. Metals markets were mixed Monday morning as U.S. equity futures edged lower and the Dollar Index gained 0.18%. Gold rose 0.77% to $4,716.80 per ounce, reaching a three-month high amid mounting U.S. fiscal and debt concerns and reduced expectations for aggressive near-term interest-rate increases.
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Commodity markets were mixed on August 17, 2026, as geopolitical tensions, a weaker U.S. dollar and changing interest-rate expectations shaped trading. Oil and several major metals moved higher, while natural gas and selected industrial metals declined. Equity-index futures also pointed to a subdued start, reflecting a cautious broader market backdrop.
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Following last week’s higher close, futures signal a higher start again this morning
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Daily Commodity ETF Summary — August 3, 2026 Commodity ETFs finished the latest trading session with a pronounced split between energy-related funds and metals-oriented strategies. Oil and gas ETFs were broadly higher, led by the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES), which gained 3.09%, and the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH),
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Commodities are mixed to begin the week, with precious metals and copper advancing while oil prices decline sharply following a pause in U.S.–Iran military strikes, reducing concerns about supply disruptions and supporting expectations that global oil production and exports will continue without significant interruption. Gold rose 0.66% to $4,097.70 per ounce, silver gained 0.75% to $59.35, and copper advanced 0.73% to $6.40 per pound, while aluminum and zinc declined and nickel was nearly unchanged. The pullback in crude may pressure oil-and-gas producers but could provide broader relief from energy-driven inflation ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting. Mining equities are outperforming the underlying metals, led by gains in gold and copper producers, even as investors monitor operational disruptions affecting global copper production.
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Crude oil benchmarks are trading lower as the market weighs renewed prospects for peace talks between the United States and Iran. WTI and Brent initially moved higher overnight after Tehran suggested that the ceasefire had effectively collapsed, but prices reversed after Iran’s foreign ministry indicated that negotiations could resume if consistent with the country’s national
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