European debt worries drive down commodity prices

Published July 23, 2012 8:03pm ET



Persistent worries about Europe’s debt-riddled countries drove most commodity prices lower Monday. Even a streak of record high prices for corn and soybeans was snapped.

Oil fell 4 percent, copper, 2 percent and wheat 3.2 percent. Gold and silver also dropped. About the only bright spot was natural gas, which ended up 1.2 percent.

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