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Commodities dive on weak economic signals

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Most commodities settled sharply lower Wednesday after weak economic data suggested that demand might wane for fuel and industrial metals.

A private report on hiring showed that U.S. companies added fewer jobs in March compared with the previous month. Construction firms held off on adding workers after three months of solid gains.

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