Commodities Head for Biggest Drop in Almost Four Weeks, Led by Metal Slump
By Patrick McKiernan -
2011-12-14T14:13:33Z
Commodities fell, heading for the biggest drop in four weeks, as the dollar’s rally and Europe’s debt woes eroded prospects for raw materials.
The Standard & Poor’s GSCI index of 24 energy, metal and agriculture prices dropped 1.9 percent to 635.89 at 9:12 a.m. New York time. A close at that level would mark the biggest decline since Nov. 17.
Silver plunged as much as 5.8 percent, and industrial metals tumbled. Gold extended a slump to a seven-week low.
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