MARKET MOVEMENTS:
– Brent crude rose 3.1% to $96.53 a barrel.
— European reference gas slipped 8.3% to EUR 104 per megawatt hour.
— Gold futures were up 0.5% to $1,762.30 a troy ounce.
– Three Month Copper is up 2.2% at $8,447.50 per tonne.
— Wheat futures were up 1% to $8.11 a bushel.
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