Prices for a wide variety of commodities, from corn to gold to oil, are closing lower as investors lose some of their enthusiasm for the "fiscal cliff" compromise.
Commodities followed the stock market Thursday, which also lost some of its gains from the day before.
Stocks zoomed higher Wednesday, as did prices for many commodities. Investors were relieved that Republicans and Democrats had worked out a budget compromise to at least temporarily ward off automatic tax increases and government spending cuts.
Prices for gold, silver, copper, and palladium slipped, after rising the day before. Platinum was the exception, rising less than 1 percent.
Prices for oil and other energy commodities were also down. Corn and soybean prices also slipped. Wheat was essentially flat.
