Commodities

The price performance of some stocks is largely dependent on certain key commodities, such as gold, oil and platinum – you wouldn't want to buy Sasol shares without first taking a view on the price of crude! Commodity prices can also give important leading signals with regard to international trade, market sentiment and world economies.

The default Magic™ dataset includes a comprehensive range of standard commodity prices, many in both dollar and rand denominations.

Magic™ users enjoy access to commodity prices for:

  • Precious metals
  • Selected base metals
  • Crude oil