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The rally in equities, coupled with better-than-expected economic data
helped Oct crude oil settle higher by 2.2% to $87.27 per barrel today. Crude
oil's initial move higher came at the beginning of pit trade as it rallied
roughly $1.50 off of overnight levels. Futures remained range-bound for the
rest of the session, trading in a ~50 cent range. Sept natural gas futures
shed 2.9% to close at $3.83 per MMBtu after Hurricane Irene's impact on the
East Coast was far less destructive than originally thought.
Precious metals were weighed on by the rally in equities today, which
signaled that the risk switch was switched back on -at least mometarily.
Both metals sold off sharply following the open of equities, with gold
future shedding approximately 40 points, while silver futures dropped around
70 cents. Dec gold finished lower by 0.3% to $1791.60 per ounce, while Sept
silver shed 0.9% to finish at $40.55 per ounce.DJ30 +240.71 NASDAQ +76.69
SP500 +28.68 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 2232/1.2 bln/351 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 2816/568.9
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