In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 41.71 points at 30,367.85, the S&P 500 index was up less than a point at 3,732.16, while the Nasdaq composite was down 17.06 points at 12,852.94.The February crude contract was down 22 cents US at US$48.18 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up 4.4 cents US at nearly US$2.47 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$10.10 at US$1,903.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was down 2.5 cents US at about US$3.52 a pound.
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