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Oil plunges, gold shines

AFP, London
Oil prices collapsed this week below $50, their lowest levels in almost four years, as the market focussed on the threat of a global recession and tumbling energy demand.
Base metals aluminium and copper also hit their worst levels for more than three years as traders fretted about weaker demand from struggling automakers in the United States.
"The deterioration in the global economic outlook had led to a significant decline in commodity prices and most notably, energy and industrial metal prices," said Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Lewis.
"It has also led to a significant increase in inventories, for example across the industrial metals complex."
OIL: The price of crude oil plumbed depths below the key psychological level of 50 dollars.
London's Brent North Sea oil on Friday dropped to 47.40 dollars a barrel -- the lowest point since February 2005.
New York's light sweet crude fell to 48.25 dollars -- a level last seen in May 2005.
PRECIOUS METALS: Gold prices edged higher while silver, platinum and palladium fell.
"Gold ... benefited from the return of safe-haven investment demand" as investors sought respite from tumbling stock markets, said James Moore, an analyst.
On the London Bullion Market, gold rose to 774.50 dollars an ounce at Friday's late fixing from 747.50 dollars a week earlier.
Silver fell to 9.17 dollars an ounce from 9.33 dollars.
On the London Platinum and Palladium Market, platinum slipped to 812 dollars an ounce at the late fixing on Friday from 845 dollars a week earlier.
Palladium slumped to 183 dollars an ounce from 216 dollars.
SUGAR: Sugar prices drifted lower in subdued trade.
By Friday on LIFFE, the price of a tonne of white sugar for delivery in March slid to 320.50 pounds from 321.40 pounds the previous week.
On NYBOT, the price of unrefined sugar for March decreased to 11.36 US cents
per pound from 11.51 cents.
GRAINS AND SOYA: Grains and soya prices weak -ened.
"At the moment all consideration continues to be focused on the worldwide financial crisis," said analyst Bill Nelson at Doane Advisory services.
Companies and banks were selling their commodities in order to raise capital, thereby dampening the market further, he added.
By Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, maize for delivery in March fell to 3.71 dollars a bushel from 3.97 dollars the previous week.
January-dated soyabean meal -- used in animal feed -- dropped to 8.56 dollars from 8.96 dollars.
Wheat for March dipped to 5.33 dollars a bushel from 5.74 dollars.