China Becomes Oil ETF’s No. 4 Holder, Buys SPDR Gold (Update2) (Bloomberg)
9 February 2010 | 6:38 am
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China Investment Corp. , the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, invested for the first time in the U.S. Oil Fund, an exchange-traded crude-futures fund, joining Morgan Stanley & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group among the top holders.

Crude, Gold May Gain as Trichet Sparks Greek Bailout Speculation (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
9 February 2010 | 4:28 am
Gold, oil and silver may correct higher on firmer risk appetite after ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet cut short a trip to a summit in Australia to return Europe, sparking hopes of an imminent bailout of the debt-stricken Greek economy.

Gold Gains in London as Weaker Dollar Spurs Investment Demand (Bloomberg)
9 February 2010 | 4:23 am
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Gold gained in London as a weaker dollar increased demand for the metal as an alternative investment. The U.S. Dollar Index , a six-currency gauge of the greenback’s strength, fell as much as 0.4 percent on speculation European officials will agree to help Greece tackle its budget gap.

China Becomes Oil ETF’s No. 4 Holder, Buys SPDR Gold Trust (Bloomberg)
9 February 2010 | 1:41 am
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China Investment Corp. , the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, joined Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley & Co. in investing in the U.S. Oil Fund, an exchange- traded crude-futures fund.

Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% (GoldSeek.com)
8 February 2010 | 2:26 pm
Gold extended last week’s late after hours access trade gains and rose to as high as $1073.70 in late Asian trade before it fell back off in London and dropped to as low as $1061.50 by about 9:30AM EST in New York, but it then chopped its way back higher into the close and ended with a gain of 1.24%. Silver climbed to $15.305 and dropped to $14.92 before it also rallied back higher and ended ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-08 19:05 US copper ends up in recovery, debt worries remain (Interactive Investor)
8 February 2010 | 12:27 pm
NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. copper futures ended up for the first time in four sessions on Monday, as strong technical momentum and support from a weak dollar enabled prices to extend a bounce from 3-1/2-month lows hit late last week.

Gold Prices: Relief Rally in Futures (TheStreet.com)
8 February 2010 | 8:40 am
Gold prices were rising as the U.S. dollar weakened.

Oil, Gold Rebound with Risky Assets but Trend Favors Downside (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
8 February 2010 | 4:24 am
Crude oil, gold and silver may rebound higher as investors are reassured by comments from EU officials following a weekend summit of G7 finance ministers endorsing Greece’s deficit-reduction plan, but any upswide is corrective in the context of larger down trends.

Gold Falls to Three-Month Low as Dollar Gain Damps Metal Demand (Bloomberg)
7 February 2010 | 5:53 pm
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Gold futures fell to a three-month low in New York as the dollar’s rally reduced demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment.

Commodity futures turnover up 131% (Business Standard India)
6 February 2010 | 5:55 pm
India’s commodity futures turnover from four national exchanges and 18 regional ones during the December 1-15 period stood at Rs 4.44 lakh crore, up 131 per cent from the same period a year ago, said an official with the Forward Markets Commission (FMC).