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Oil and metals suffer as equities crumble


Commodity prices plummeted today as the world’s equity markets suffered a wholesale sell-off, prompting even greater concerns that many of the global economies are heading for a recession.

The price of gold, the traditional haven for traders, soared above $930 a troy ounce, the highest level for nearly three months as many trades sought refuge from the turmoil of the equity markets.

“The current...

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