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Oil price plunges

AFP, London
Oil prices slumped this week as traders worried the slowing US economy would dampen demand from the world's biggest energy consumer, sparking losses across other key commodity markets.
OIL: Crude futures plum meted further from record high points above 147 dollars per barrel that were struck exactly one week ago.
Despite tumbling by about 15 dollars over the course of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, oil prices are still up 30 percent since the start of the year when they hurded past 100 dollars a barrel for the first time.
Just one week ago, London's Brent oil jumped to a record high 147.50 dollars per barrel and New York crude struck a life-time peak of 147.27 on the back of the weak dollar and tensions about key producers Iran and Nigeria.
By Friday, Brent North Sea crude for September delivery dived to 132.30 dollars, sharply down from 144.15 dollars a week earlier.
New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for August plummeted to 131.15 dollars from 146.55 dollars.
PRECIOUS METALS: Precious metals drew some strength from ongoing economic uncertainty stemming from the troubled US banking sector and the weak US dollar.
Gold, seen as a haven in times of economic troubles, reached 988.02 dollars an ounce, the highest level since March.
A weaker greenback tends to encourage demand for dollar-priced goods because they are cheaper for buyers with stronger currencies.
"We believe that in the near term gold will be driven by risk aversion fears and, following the weekend moves to reassure financial markets about the future of Freddie and Fannie there may be some respite to
these fears," said analyst James Moore at
TheBullionDesk.com.
On the London Bullion Market, gold cased to 959.75 dollars per ounce at Friday's late fixing from 962.75 dollars a week earlier.
Silver rose to 18.55 dollars per ounce from 18.38dollars.
On the London Platinum and Palladium Market, platinum fell to 1,849 dollars per ounce at the late fixing on Friday from 2,030 dollars a week earlier.Palladium slipped to 419 dollars per ounce from 454 dollars.
BASE METALS: The base metals complex mainly fell on worries that slower US growth would sap demand.
Aluminium had hit a historic 3,380 dollars per tonne the previous week after Chinese moves to cut production.
By Friday, copper for delivery in three months fell to 8,078 dollars per tonne on the London Metal Exchange from 8,365 dollars a week earlier.
Three-month aluminium sagged to 3,040 dollars per tonne from 3,380 dollars.
Three-month lead dipped to 1,965 dollars per tonne from 2,025 dollars.
SUGAR: Sugar also headed lower. By Friday on LIFFE, the price per tonne of white sugar for October delivery dipped to 359 pounds from 390.50 pounds the previous week.
GRAINS AND SOYA: Grains and soya prices sank on the prospect of favourable growing conditions in key producers Australia and the United States, as well as tumbling oil prices.
By Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, maize for August delivery slid to 6.29 dollars per bushel from 6.91 dollars the previous week
August-dated soyabean meal -- used in animal feed --sank to 15.15 dollars from 16.15 dollars.Wheat for August delivery was down at 8.10 dollars per bushel from 8.30 dollars.