Goldman Backs Oil, Gold, Restates ‘Overweight’ Commodities Call

Commodities demand from emerging markets and limited growth in supplies will help to support prices toward the end of the year, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which backed oil, gold, copper, zinc and platinum.

The bank reiterated an “overweight” recommendation on commodities, analysts led by Allison Nathan and Jeffrey Currie wrote in a report. Goldman pared its 12-month forecast for the S&P GSCI Enhanced Total Returns Index to a 19 percent gain from 21.6 after recent gains in agricultural commodities and metals.