Commodity Trading

LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index ended 0.6 percent lower on Monday, lacking any lead from Wall Street which is closed for the Labor Day holiday, with energy stocks tracking weaker crude after Hurricane Gustav was downgraded ...

The market slumped deep into the red yesterday as hefty losses for commodity stocks, retail woes and poor US housing data knocked trading. Lower metal prices and the cheapest crude oil for nearly two months set back mining and petrochemical stocks ...