Ukraine crisis: Commodities the best place to be right now, says Jim Rogers

I suspect sometime in the next few days the market should bottom out and then see a sharp rally, says Rogers

The markets have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past few sessions against the backdrop of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The development has sent prices of most commodities, including oil, soaring with Brent crude hitting $113 a barrel. JIM ROGERS, chairman of Rogers Holdings, tells Puneet Wadhwa in an interview that investors should buy asset classes that they know and are comfortable owning. Edited excerpts:

What is your interpretation of how the recent geopolitical situation has unfolded and the way markets have reacted to it?

Historically, the markets do not like war. The (war) outbreak happened when the markets