Commodities

BP's robust results lifted shares in the oil major last week but provoked mixed reactions as managers debate whether now is the time to buy back in

As the precious metal lost 15% of its value, Philip Gibbs jettisons almost all gold holdings from the Jupiter Absolute Return fund through ETF sale.

BG Group has reported a 17% increase in operating profit in the third quarter as higher commodity prices offset lower output in the UK.

Bailing out the banks is not a solution to the debt crisis, and eurozone leaders should let troubled banks fail, said investment veteran Jim Rogers.

Joanna Faith reports on the two overarching trends that make the agribusiness sector an attractive play.

Angelos Damaskos, manager of the £40m Junior Gold fund and CEO of Sector Investment Managers, picks five gold miners best placed to benefit from the upswing in commodity prices.

Troy Asset Management's Sebastian Lyon continues to back gold despite a sharp correction in the asset class in September.

AXA IM has launched the AXA WF Framlington Natural Resources fund, a global equity offering managed by Sebastien Lagarde and Olivier Eugene.

Investors are selling off gold because of fears interest rates will have to rise higher than expected, Barclays Wealth's Kevin Gardinier has said.

Henderson Global Investors' £519m Bankers Investment Trust has boosted exposure to oil majors, taking the view the sector has been hit too hard in the downturn last month.