Agriculture ETF (DBA) in 2015
Agriculture ETF (DBA) opened 2015 at $24.64 and closed at $20.61, a -16.36% move for the year. The high of $25.11 was reached on January 6, and the low of $20.17 on December 17.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $24.64 | $23.14 | $25.11 | $23.14 | -6.09% |
| Feb | $22.91 | $23.07 | $23.61 | $22.83 | +0.70% |
| Mar | $22.88 | $22.14 | $22.88 | $22.07 | -3.23% |
| Apr | $22.41 | $22.29 | $22.74 | $22.03 | -0.54% |
| May | $22.02 | $21.83 | $22.74 | $21.83 | -0.86% |
| Jun | $22.01 | $23.35 | $23.35 | $21.74 | +6.09% |
| Jul | $23.27 | $21.46 | $23.27 | $21.33 | -7.78% |
| Aug | $21.41 | $20.88 | $21.85 | $20.68 | -2.48% |
| Sep | $20.66 | $20.88 | $21.19 | $20.62 | +1.06% |
| Oct | $20.79 | $21.28 | $21.51 | $20.79 | +2.36% |
| Nov | $21.18 | $20.51 | $21.22 | $20.31 | -3.16% |
| Dec | $20.8 | $20.61 | $20.95 | $20.17 | -0.91% |
Events During 2015
The PBoC devalued the yuan by 1.9% in a single day on August 11, 2015, the first meaningful devaluation since 1994. Global risk assets convulsed.
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor on January 15, 2015. The franc immediately surged 30%, blowing up retail FX brokers and exposing the fragility of exchange rate commitments.
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