The prices of many commodities slipped back in December, despite the rise in the oil price and encouraging economic data out of China. While the falls in industrial metals may have been the result of investor profit-taking, the prices of some agricultural commodities were retreating on the back of improved prospects for supply. Meanwhile, investors continued to reduce their holdings of precious metals, including gold.
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