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        From energy to grains and metals, commodities are enjoying a rally in prices. New records for corn, rice, gold and of course crude oil have been set this year. Natural rubber is no different, with prices up by 50%. Charting Asia takes a look at why prices are bouncing higher.

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The US Markets [.DJIA  Loading...      ()   ] end this volatile quarter on a rally.  The Nasdaq [COMP  Loading...      ()   ] broke a 4 month-losing streak. 

S&P 500 Sectors - 50% of sectors are positive month to date, led by Telecoms up 4.9%. Healthcare is the loser for the month, down nearly 5%. For Q1 all are down, with Tech coming in as the worst performing sector.

The Top 10 S&P 500 top performers for the first quarter were:

Commodities - Rough Rice and Heating Oil lead the gains for the month of March. For the quarter, Coal has burned hottest followed closely by Rough Rice.


Currencies

- The Dollar has continued its decline against the Euro for the month as well as the quarter but has gained some ground against other currencies.

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