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Commodities looking for direction

It was a relatively quiet week in commodity markets but the price of oil took a tumble as investors swung round to our more sceptical view on OPEC’s ability to reach an agreement on curbing production. In contrast, concerns about dwindling supply led to further rises in the prices of some industrial metals.

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