date:Jul 09, 2013
decreased 4.71 percent. Overall, 15 out of 22 index constituents posted negative returns. Livestock, however, was the best-performing sector, up 3.10 percent, with both live cattle and lean hogs ending the month higher. The US Department of Agriculture lowered its forecast for 2013 pork production and reported lower feeder cattle placements for May than a year ago.
On the other hand, precious metals was the worst-performing sector, down 12.27 percent, on persistent worries over the US Federal