Olive Resource Capital Slips 1% in July as Oil and Copper Outrun Resource Equities
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Updated · cruxinvestor.com · Aug 8
Olive Resource Capital Slips 1% in July as Oil and Copper Outrun Resource Equities
1 articles · Updated · cruxinvestor.com · Aug 8
Summary
Olive Resource Capital said its portfolio fell just over 1% in July, which management called effectively flat given volatility and better than its internal peer benchmark.
Oil and copper led July’s commodity gains as Strait of Hormuz tensions lifted crude and Chinese warehouse drawdowns plus Chile mine disruptions tightened copper supply.
Gold and silver rebounded late in the month on a weaker US dollar after the Fed’s July meeting, but precious-metals equities still lagged the underlying metals.
Olive used risk-off days and thin summer trading to add energy, uranium, copper and gold exposure, including CANEX Metals and Prospector Metals, whose early-September drill results are a near-term catalyst.
Management sees August’s low liquidity as a buying window ahead of a typical September-October pickup in exploration news flow and financing activity.