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Fri 07 Jul 2010Oil prices slip towards $76
Oil slid for a third day today towards $76 as stock markets in Asia fell after disappointing US economic indicators, while a potential Atlantic storm provided some support to prices.
Japan's Nikkei average shed almost 3 per cent today, after reports showing US industrial production slowed sharply last month and manufacturing output snapped a three-month streak of increases capped Wall Street gains yesterday.
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