Cotton ETF Hit Hard As Commodity Sells-Off From All-Time Highs (BAL)

February 18, 2011 9:47 AM EST
Cotton ETF iPath DJ-UBS Cotton TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE: BAL) is down 10.5% this morning as the commodity is moving down sharply from record highs.

Cotton has been surging higher recently due to increasing world demand, namely China. In addition, Australia's cotton crop will be lower this year due to flooding. Yesterday, cotton futures moved above $2 per pound and the ETF was up 6.8%


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