Posted by NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Global Commodity Equity Index Fund on Monday began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange-traded fund, designed to replicate the half-century-old CRB commodity futures Index , consists of 50 energy stocks, 35 agricultural stocks, 35 base metal stocks and 30 precious metals stocks. The index is “an alternative for investors looking for exposure to commodities without exposure to the commodities futures market,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies & Co
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Equities version of commodity futures index starts
