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Crude traded near a five-month low on signs markets are oversupplied despite an economic recovery in the U.S., the world’s largest oil user. OPEC, which produces about 40 percent of the world’s oil, will probably keep its crude oil output target unchanged at its next meeting.
GOLD
Gold dropped to a three-week low in New York as payrolls in the U.S. rose more than forecast in October, increasing speculation that the Federal Reserve may start reducing economic stimulus by the end of this year. Gold has fallen 23 percent this year and is heading for the first annual drop in 13 years as some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value and on speculation a strengthening economy will spur the Federal Reserve to slow its $85 billion in monthly debt purchases.