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Oil strikes record, gold loses shine

AFP, London
Record-breaking oil prices roared close to 120 dollars this week as traders tracked supply concerns in Britain and Nigeria, and the changing fortunes of the US dollar, analysts said.
Among other commodities, tin was the other star performer, striking an all-time high above 24,600 dollars per tonne on sliding stockpiles.
A weak US currency makes dollar-priced raw materials cheaper for foreign buyers and tends to lift demand, whereas a strengthening dollar has the opposite effect.
The euro hit a historic high 1.6019 dollars on Tuesday, before sinking back below 1.56 dollars in the wake of soft eurozone economic data.
OIL New York crude oil hit a record high 119.90 dollars on Tuesday, before dipping in line with the recovering US currency.
Prices blipped higher on Friday after a vessel chartered by the US military fired warning shots at two speedboats believed to be Iranian that approached it in the Gulf, according to a US defence official.
London Brent oil hit a record 117.51 dollars on Friday as fears also grew over a looming strike at one of Britain's biggest oil refineries.
Workers at the Grangemouth plant, west of Edinburgh in Scotland, are refusing to work on Sunday and Monday in a row over pensions.
As a result, British energy giant BP may have to close the Forties pipeline that brings in oil from the North Sea and delivers a third of the country's dailyoutput.
The industrial action has sparked concern over potential shortages of motor fuel in Britain.
BP was expected to make a decision on whether the pipeline will have to close on Saturday while the Grangemouth facility could take up to two weeks to get fully up and running again after the strike.
By Friday, New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June, was higher at 117.74 dollars from 115.77 dollars a week earlier.
Brent North Sea crude for
June jumped to 115.91 dollars from 113.21 dollars.
BASE METALS: Tin prices hit another record peak but all other base metals declined, due largely to the recovering dollar, traders said.
The price of tin for delivery in three months meanwhile reached 24,602 dollars per tonne on Thursday, which was the highest reading since 1989 when it was re-introduced on the London market.
By Friday, copper for delivery in three months cased to 8,520 dollars per tonne on the LME from 8,610 dollars a week earlier.
Three-month aluminium slid to 2,959 dollars per tonne from 3,060 dollars.
GOLD AND SILVER: Gold and silver lost their shine.
On the London Bullion Market, gold dropped to 891.50 dollars per ounce at Friday's late fixing from 908.75 dollars a week earlier.
Silver sank to 16.68 dollars per ounce from 18.18dollars.
COFFEE: Coffee prices slid on the prospect of abundant supplies in leading exporter Brazil. By Friday on LIFFE, Robusta for July delivery sank to 2,229 dollars per tonne from
2,348 dollars the previous week On the NYBOT, Arabica for
July delivery fell to 130.25 US cents per pound from 141.30 cents.
SUGAR: Sugar prices retreated, handing back recent gains made on the back of surging oil prices. Sugar is used to make ethanol -- an cheaper alternative to gasoline.
By Friday on UFFE, the price per tonne of white sugar for August delivery fell to 346 pounds from 363 pounds the previous week.
On NYBOT, the price of unrefined sugar for July delivery slipped to 12.29 US cents per pound from 12.45 cents.
GRAINS AND SOYA: Prices of grains and soya were subdued as investors eyed the stronger dollar.
"Dollar strength depressed commodity markets," said Wachovia Securities analyst Bill Nelson.
By Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, maize for May delivery eased to 5.87 dollars per bushel from 5.99 dollars a week earlier.
Wheat for July delivery dropped to 8.30 dollars per bushel from 8.85 dollars.