The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is increasing. Here’s a weekly tracker of returns from such investments. But don’t compare these with returns from traditional investments since the proportion and purpose of alternative investments is vastly different.
Gold
The US dollar retracing some of its recent gains resulted in gold gaining more than 1% during last week.
Silver
Being a more volatile bullion, silver’s weekly gains were more than 2%.
Platinum also surged due to strength in other industrial commodities and ended the week with a gain of 2.6%.
WTI Crude
Due to strong demand and tight supplies, crude oil jumped by another 4% during last week and hit a new 3 year high.
