Commodity wrap: silver leads commodity rally with record highs as gold, oil climb

Gold and crude oil rose on Thursday even as silver prices outshined all non-agricultural commodities with its impressive rally so far this month. Silver prices have risen 12% in the past four sessions, and have hit record highs. The rally has outperformed gold, which has risen 5% since last week. Meanwhile, oil prices were 1% higher on Thursday as traders were optimistic after the US government shutdown ended. Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mixed, but experts believed that the gen