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Commodities tumble on strengthening dollar

Published December 2, 2008, 10:25 am, AG Weekly

NEW YORK 10/31/08 - Gold prices tumbled Friday - the final day of a volatile month that saw commodities prices battered by a strengthening dollar. Other precious metals, oil and agriculture futures also fell.

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