# Natural gas, lumber among best performers as commodities post a second straight quarterly gain - MarketWatch

> The Bloomberg Commodity Index rose about 9% in the third quarter, its second straight quarterly gain, with natural gas and lumber among the best performers. Natural gas futures rose more than 44% for the period and lumber futures about 40%.

- Date: 2020-09-30 · published 2020-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8788-natural-gas-lumber-among-best-performers-as-commodities-post-a-second-straight
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Broad commodity strength on vaccine optimism and a rebound in European LNG demand points to firmer energy input costs for feed and processing, though the article focuses on energy and lumber rather than feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/natural-gas-lumber-among-best-performers-as-commodities-post-a-second-straight-quarterly-gain-11601497224

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