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MARKET WRAP : 07/03/2011:thumb:
U.S. crude prices jump to highest since September 2008 near 105$
Aluminum stocks climbed 7,250 tonne
Copper ends down as geopolitical tensions persist
copper in LME warehouses last rose 1,250 tonnes
Gold rose above $1,430 an ounce on Friday
silver surged 3 percent to 31-year highs
Natural Gas trading near lows
Gold rose above $1,430 an ounce on Friday, while silver surged 3 percent to 31-year highs, as soaring oil prices fueled by widening clashes in Libya prompted investors to pile into safe havens. U.S. oil hit its highest since September 2008 on Friday, as fighting in Libya intensified and threatened the country's oil sector. Copper backed away from a near three-week high to end down on Friday as rising oil prices and escalating violence in North Africa eclipsed initial euphoria from upbeat employment data in the United States.
U.S. crude prices jump to highest since September 2008 near 105$
Aluminum stocks climbed 7,250 tonne
Copper ends down as geopolitical tensions persist
copper in LME warehouses last rose 1,250 tonnes
Gold rose above $1,430 an ounce on Friday
silver surged 3 percent to 31-year highs
Natural Gas trading near lows
Gold rose above $1,430 an ounce on Friday, while silver surged 3 percent to 31-year highs, as soaring oil prices fueled by widening clashes in Libya prompted investors to pile into safe havens. U.S. oil hit its highest since September 2008 on Friday, as fighting in Libya intensified and threatened the country's oil sector. Copper backed away from a near three-week high to end down on Friday as rising oil prices and escalating violence in North Africa eclipsed initial euphoria from upbeat employment data in the United States.