Commodities

Gold has fallen deep into bear market territory after holders of the precious metal dumped it en masse over the past few days, but does this represent a major opportunity for canny investors to buy back in?

M&G's Graham French has been selling down his exposure to commodities after falling prices and a ‘poorly managed' sector hit the performance of his Global Basics fund last year.

The price of gold has fallen through $1,600 for the first time in six months as investors continue to pile into risk assets such as equities.

Artemis Investment Management co-founder John Dodd has backed financier Nathan Rothschild in his boardroom battle over coal miner Bumi.

As risk appetite returns and investors begin to dip their toes back into European equity markets, S&P Capital IQ Equity Research has revealed its ten ‘power picks' for 2013 from the European stock universe.

2012 was a particularly tough year for some sectors, notably commodities and gold, as fears over global growth weighed on demand for materials.

MAM Funds' Simon Callow has been adding risk back into his £190m CF Midas Balanced Growth fund over the last quarter as policymakers work to steer the eurozone into recovery mode.

Shares in BG Group have slumped 19% this morning after the oil and gas giant said it does not expect any production growth next year.

The FTSE 100 looks set to replicate the falls seen in Asian markets overnight as weak manufacturing data from China dragged on shares and sent metal prices downwards.

Markets were subdued in afternoon trading as fears over China, coupled with instability in the Middle East, weighed on investor sentiment.