ProShares Trust ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil (NYSE:
UCO
) jumped 4.12% today, as crude oil added approximately 1.6%. Better than expected results from Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:
XOM
), Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE: RDS.A) and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:
LUV
) encouraged investors to buy oil today. Semiconductor stocks were struggling today, and ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors(
ETF
) (NYSE:
SSG
) jumped 3.42%. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:
AMD
) fell 2.51% to $7.78. Precious metals traded higher today and palladium was the best in the group, with an increase of approximately 4%. ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (NYSE:
PALL
) gained 3.65%, and closed at $48.28. The iPath Dow Jones-AIG Natural Gas Total Return Sub-Index ETN (NYSE:
GAZ
) gained 3.02% on the strength in natural gas prices. Natural gas added approximately 2.4% today.
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