| Commodities did not escape the market turmoil caused by Greece’s capital controls and a hefty drop in Chinese equities, with the stronger dollar and risk aversion hitting raw materials led by oil and metals. ICE August Brent, the international benchmark that has traded within a tight range of $61-$66 a barrel for several weeks, fell $1.41 a barrel to $61.86. In the US, Nymex August West Texas Intermediate fell $1.23 a barrel to $58.40.
On the London Metal Exchange, amid a sea of red for industrial metals prices, nickel plumbed a six-year low. The metal, an ingredient for stainless steel, fell 4.6 per cent to $11,855 a tonne, while aluminium was off 1.5 per cent, copper fell 0.5 per cent, and tin dropped 2.5 per cent...............................................Full Article: Source
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