Crude Prices Tumble as Markets Worry About Europe’s Debt Crisis

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Oil prices fell Wednesday, in line with abroader sell-off throughout commodities andequities markets, as traders worried about Eu-rope’s financial and economic problems.A small increase in US petroleum inventoriesalso put downwards pressure on prices.Nymex November crude futures fell $3.24to $81.21 per barrel. In London, NovemberBrent settled at $103.81, down $3.33. NymexOctober gasoline finished at $2.6507 per gal-lon, down 4.48￠. Nymex November heatingoil lost 5.82￠ at $2.8184.