The president of the United States, Barack Obama, announced to the world that the US forces located and killed the known terrorist Osama Bin Laden.
The known terrorist was located in Pakistan.
You can see here the announced of Barack Obama.
The commodities markets reacted to the news with declines:
The Nymex crude oil price, short term futures (June 2011 delivery) is traded at 112.60 USD / barrel, a 1.33 USD/b decrease or 1.17%, as of 09.11*.
The Dated Brent spot crude oil declines by 1.30$/b and it is at 124.76 USD / barrel as of 09.20*.
Current gold price, short term futures (June 2011 delivery) is traded at 1,553.3 USD / t oz. a 3.1$ decrease or 0.20%, as of 09.11*.
(* GMT)
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