commodity market
noun [C] (also commodities market)Definition
› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET trade in large quantities of substances or products such as oil, metals, grain, coffee, etc., or the place where they are traded: In other commodity markets, lumber prices jumped, while oil prices fell sharply. → See also commodity exchange
(Definition of commodity market noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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