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Secretary Jose de Jesus, head of the Department of Transportation and Communications, the agency that will conduct the bidding, couldn’t be reached in his office for comment.

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PERSON PERSON, head of the ORGANIZATION, the agency that will conduct the bidding, couldn’t be reached in his office for comment.

Ayala fell 1.2 percent to 379.40 pesos.

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PERSON fell QUANTITY to QUANTITY.

Metro Pacific declined 1.1 percent to 3.60 pesos.

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ORGANIZATION declined QUANTITY to QUANTITY.

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

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ORGANIZATION

(FPH) : The stock’s 12- month share-price estimate was cut to 96.26 pesos from 98.14 peso at Manila-based CitisecOnline.com Inc., George Ching, an analyst, said in a phone interview.

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(ORGANIZATION) : The stock’s QUANTITY share-price estimate was cut to QUANTITY from QUANTITY at LOCATION-based ORGANIZATION, PERSON, an analyst, said in a phone interview.

The stock’s “buy” rating was maintained, he said.

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The stock’s “buy” rating was maintained, he said.

The stock fell 0.3 percent to 66.10 pesos.

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The stock fell QUANTITY to QUANTITY.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ian C. Sayson in Manila at isayson@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Darren Boey at dboey@bloomberg.net

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-- 2011-05-04T02:19:46Z -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/minnesota-twins-francisco-liriano-pitches-first-no-hitter-of-mlb-season.html Francisco Liriano pitched the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0.

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-- DATEZ -- OTHER PERSON pitched the QUANTITY of the EVENT season as the ORGANIZATION beat the ORGANIZATION 1-0.

Liriano threw the first no-hitter for Minnesota since Eric Milton on Sept.

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PERSON threw the QUANTITY for ORGANIZATION since PERSON on DATE.

11, 1999.

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DATE.

There were five no-hitters in last year’s regular season, with Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies and Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics throwing perfect games.

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There were QUANTITY in DATE regular season, with PERSON of the ORGANIZATION and PERSON of the ORGANIZATION throwing perfect games.

Halladay also had the second no-hitter in postseason history.

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PERSON also had the QUANTITY in postseason history.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Dex McLuskey at dmcluskey@bloomberg.net

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-- 2011-05-04T13:13:53Z -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/syria-s-electricity-exports-grew-70-in-2010-ministry-says.html Syria boosted power exports by 70 percent last year as domestic output increased, the Ministry of Electricity said.

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-- DATEZ -- OTHER ORGANIZATION boosted power exports by QUANTITY DATE as domestic output increased, the ORGANIZATION said.

The country exported 1.05 billion kilowatt-hours, up from 615 million kilowatt-hours in 2009, according to a report from the ministry.

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The country exported QUANTITY, up from QUANTITYhours in DATE, according to a report from the ministry.

Electricity output rose by 7.2 percent last year to 46.4 billion kilowatt-hours, it said.

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Electricity output rose by QUANTITY DATE to QUANTITY, it said.

Power demand in Syria rose 6.1 percent to 47.2 billion kilowatt-hours in 2010, while imports grew 19 percent to 647 million kilowatt-hours, the ministry said in the May 2 report.

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Power demand in LOCATION rose QUANTITY to QUANTITY in DATE, while imports grew QUANTITY to QUANTITY, the ministry said in the DATE report.

It didn’t explain why imports grew along with exports.

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It didn’t explain why imports grew along with exports.

Syria bought and sold electricity with countries linked by a regional power grid , including Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt , Libya , Iraq and Turkey , as well as the Palestinian territories.

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ORGANIZATION bought and sold electricity with countries linked by a regional power grid , including LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION , LOCATION , LOCATION and LOCATION , as well as the OTHER territories.

In the first three months of this year, Syria produced 12.9 billion kilowatt-hours and consumed 13.1 billion.

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In the QUANTITY of DATE, ORGANIZATION produced QUANTITY and consumed QUANTITY.

It imported 118 million kilowatt-hours in the quarter, all of it from Egypt, and exported 279 million hours.

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It imported QUANTITY in the quarter, all of QUANTITY from LOCATION, and exported QUANTITY.

The ministry didn’t provide comparable data for the same three-month period last year.

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The ministry didn’t provide comparable data for the same QUANTITY period DATE.

The report did not mention whether political turmoil in the country since March 15 has affected electricity supplies.

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The report did not mention whether political turmoil in the country since DATE has affected electricity supplies.

The regime of President Bashar al-Assad has responded to demonstrations by cracking down with increasing violence.

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The regime of PERSON PERSON has responded to demonstrations by cracking down with increasing violence.

Syria passed an energy law on Nov.

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ORGANIZATION passed an energy law on DATE.

14 allowing foreign and private local investors to generate and distribute electricity.

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OTHER allowing foreign and private local investors to generate and distribute electricity.

The law has yet to come into effect, the state-run Baath newspaper said today.

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The law has yet to come into effect, the state-run TITLE newspaper said DATE.

To contact the reporter on this story: Lina Ibrahim in Dubai librahim4@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Riad Hamade at rhamade@bloomberg.net

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-- 2011-05-04T16:31:04Z -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/shell-boosts-output-at-scotford-alberta-oil-sands-upgrader-1-.html Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) began commercial production from an expansion of its Scotford oil-sands upgrader that will boost capacity by 64 percent at the Alberta facility.

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-- DATEZ -- OTHER ORGANIZATION (ORGANIZATION) began commercial production from an expansion of its ORGANIZATION oil-sands upgrader that will boost capacity by QUANTITY at the LOCATION facility.

The expansion will add 100,000 barrels a day of bitumen processing capability at the plant, 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Edmonton , Shell said in a statement.

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The expansion will add QUANTITY QUANTITY of bitumen processing capability at the plant, QUANTITY (QUANTITY) northeast of LOCATION , ORGANIZATION said in a statement.

The plant will be able to run 255,000 barrels a day.

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The plant will be able to run QUANTITY.

Shell and its partners in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project have been expanding mining of oil-soaked sands in northeastern Alberta.

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ORGANIZATION and its partners in the TITLE have been expanding mining of oil-soaked sands in LOCATION.

Bitumen, or extra-heavy oil, is diluted and shipped to upgraders where it can be refined into other petroleum products.

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Bitumen, or extra-heavy oil, is diluted and shipped to upgraders where it can be refined into other petroleum products.

Non-upgraded bitumen sells at a discount to regular crude oil.

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Non-upgraded bitumen sells at a discount to regular crude oil.

“They had a mine expansion last fall that added about 100,000 barrels a day of bitumen,” said Mike Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.

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“They had a mine expansion DATE that added QUANTITY of bitumen,” said PERSON, an analyst with ORGANIZATION

in Calgary.

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in LOCATION.

The reduction of bitumen in the market is “good for heavy oil products,” he said.

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The reduction of bitumen in the market is “good for heavy oil products,” he said.

Shell said it will now work on improving operating efficiencies at the Scotford complex, which includes a refinery with a capacity of about 98,000 barrels a day.

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ORGANIZATION said it will now work on improving operating efficiencies at the LOCATION complex, which includes a refinery with a capacity of QUANTITY.

The company is also working on a carbon capture and storage project at the facility.

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The company is also working on a carbon capture and storage project at the facility.

Shell, which is based in The Hague , owns 60 percent of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project.

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ORGANIZATION, which is based in LOCATION , owns QUANTITY of the TITLE OTHER.

Marathon Oil Corp.

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ORGANIZATION

and Chevron Corp.

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and ORGANIZATION

split the rest.

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split the rest.

To contact the reporter on this story: Gene Laverty in Calgary at glaverty@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Dan Stets at dstets@bloomberg.net

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-- 2011-05-04T19:00:00Z -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/karla-black-george-shaw-nominated-for-u-k-turner-contemporary-art-prize.html The four artists in contention for the Turner Prize , the U.K.’s top contemporary-art award, include a sculptor who uses cosmetics in her work.

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-- DATEZ -- OTHER The QUANTITY in contention for the TITLE , the LOCATION’s top contemporary-art award, include a sculptor who uses cosmetics in her work.

Karla Black, who makes messy floor-based or hanging sculptures using plaster and powder-paint as well as lipstick, nail polish and eye shadow, is on the shortlist, announced today at Tate Britain .

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PERSON, who makes messy floor-based or hanging sculptures using plaster and powder-paint as well as lipstick, nail polish and eye shadow, is on the shortlist, announced DATE at LOCATION .

She was in the just-ended British Art Show 7 at London ’s Hayward Gallery .

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She was in the just-ended TITLE at LOCATION .

The nominations also feature George Shaw , who produces almost hyper-realistic paintings of his childhood surroundings: the housing estate, the neighborhood pub and his longtime hangouts in Coventry, central England.

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The nominations also feature PERSON , who produces almost hyper-realistic paintings of his childhood surroundings: the housing estate, the neighborhood pub and his longtime hangouts in LOCATION.

Hilary Lloyd makes video installations where the projection equipment becomes a sculpture in itself.

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PERSON makes video installations where the projection equipment becomes a sculpture in itself.

And Martin Boyce -- currently in the Royal Academy of Arts’ “Modern British Sculpture” show -- draws inspiration from four concrete trees designed for a modernist garden in 1925: He has turned them into motifs for his practice, and for a new typeface.

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And PERSON -- currently in the ORGANIZATION “TITLE” show -- draws inspiration from QUANTITY designed for a modernist garden in DATE: He has turned them into motifs for his practice, and for a new typeface.

The shortlist was announced at Tate Britain by its director Penelope Curtis, who chairs the prize’s five-person jury, and by two fellow judges.

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The shortlist was announced at ORGANIZATION by its director PERSON, who chairs the prize’s QUANTITY jury, and by QUANTITY.

Jury member Godfrey Worsdale -- director of Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, northern England -- said that “at first glance,” some of the works might “appear to be something quite banal.” “One of the threads in art generally, at the moment, is this idea that the easily overlooked can, if you give attention to it, develop more and more,” said Worsdale, whose gallery will host the prizegiving ceremony on Dec.

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Jury member PERSON -- director of ORGANIZATION in LOCATION -- said that “at QUANTITY,” QUANTITY might “appear to be something quite banal.” “QUANTITY in art generally, at the moment, is this idea that the easily overlooked can, if you give attention to it, develop more and more,” said PERSON, whose gallery will host the prizegiving ceremony on DATE.

5.

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QUANTITY

Last year’s winner was Scotland-born Susan Philipsz, who makes sound-based installations where her singing voice is played through loudspeakers in public places.

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DATE’s winner was LOCATION-born PERSON, who makes sound-based installations where her singing voice is played through loudspeakers in public places.

The Turner Prize was set up in 1984.

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The TITLE was set up in DATE.

It goes to “a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work” in the 12 months before April 4, 2011.

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It goes to “a OTHER artist QUANTITY for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work” in the QUANTITY before DATE.

The prize money is 25,000 pounds ($41,300) for the winner and 5,000 pounds each for the runners-up.

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The prize money is QUANTITY (QUANTITY) for the winner and QUANTITY for the runners-up.

Previous victors include Damien Hirst , Grayson Perry and Mark Wallinger.

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Previous victors include PERSON , PERSON and PERSON.

To contact the writer on the story: Farah Nayeri in London at farahn@bloomberg.net .

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Mark Beech at mbeech@bloomberg.net .

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-- 2011-05-04T06:00:00Z -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/u-k-house-prices-fell-in-april-for-first-time-in-three-months.html U.K.

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-- DATEZ -- OTHER LOCATION

house prices fell in April for the first time in three months and values will probably remain unchanged or decline “modestly” during the rest of this year, Nationwide Building Society said.

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house prices fell in DATE for the QUANTITY in QUANTITY and values will probably remain unchanged or decline “modestly” during the rest of DATE, ORGANIZATION said.

The average cost of a home declined 0.2 percent from March to 165,609 pounds ($273,800), Britain’s biggest customer-owned lender said in an e-mailed report today.

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The average cost of a home declined QUANTITY from DATE to QUANTITY (QUANTITY), LOCATION’s biggest customer-owned lender said in an e-mailed report DATE.

That’s the first decrease since January and compares with the median forecast for a 0.1 percent increase in a Bloomberg News survey of 14 economists.

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That’s the QUANTITY since DATE and compares with the median forecast for a QUANTITY increase in a ORGANIZATION survey of QUANTITY.

Prices fell 1.3 percent on the year.

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Prices fell QUANTITY on the year.

Recent U.K.

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housing-market data have been mixed as a lack of supply of properties for sale and record-low Bank of England interest rates prop up values, while restricted mortgage lending and government spending cuts deter buyers.

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housing-market data have been mixed as a lack of supply of properties for sale and record-low ORGANIZATION interest rates prop up values, while restricted mortgage lending and government spending cuts deter buyers.

Britain’s economy grew 0.5 percent in the first quarter, barely enough to erase the snow-induced slump in the last three months of 2010.

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ORGANIZATION’s economy grew QUANTITY in the DATE, barely enough to erase the snow-induced slump in the DATE QUANTITY of DATE.

“A strong rebound in the housing market remains unlikely as the recovery is still expected to remain modest by historic standards,” Robert Gardner , chief economist at Swindon, England-based Nationwide, said in the report.

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“A strong rebound in the housing market remains unlikely as the recovery is still expected to remain modest by historic standards,” PERSON , chief economist at LOCATION-based ORGANIZATION, said in the report.

“The most likely outcome is that house prices will continue to move sideways or drift modestly lower through 2011.” House prices stopped falling in April for the first time in 10 months as demand for homes picked up, Hometrack Ltd.

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“The most likely outcome is that house prices will continue to move sideways or drift modestly lower through DATE.” House prices stopped falling in DATE for the QUANTITY in QUANTITY as demand for homes picked up, ORGANIZATION

said on May 2.

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said on DATE.

Rightmove Plc said on April 27 that only one in four Britons in a survey conducted last month forecast a fall in house prices over the next 12 months, compared with one in three a quarter earlier.

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ORGANIZATION said on DATE that only QUANTITY in QUANTITY PERSON in a survey conducted DATE forecast a fall in house prices over the DATE, compared with QUANTITY in QUANTITY DATE.

“There is still little evidence to suggest that price declines will accelerate in the months ahead,” Gardner said.

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“There is still QUANTITY evidence to suggest that price declines will accelerate in the months ahead,” PERSON said.

“Together with continued low interest rates , a gradual improvement in the labor market should help to provide support for housing demand, while limiting the number of forced sales.” Mortgage approvals to buy homes probably increased in March to 48,000 from 46,967 in February, according to the median forecast of 11 economists in a Bloomberg News survey.

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“Together with continued low interest rates , a gradual improvement in the labor market should help to provide support for housing demand, while limiting the number of forced sales.” Mortgage approvals to buy homes probably increased in DATE to QUANTITY from QUANTITY in DATE, according to the median forecast of QUANTITY in a ORGANIZATION survey.

The Bank of England will release the data today at 9:30 a.m.

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The ORGANIZATION will release the data DATE

in London .

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in LOCATION .

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-- 2011-05-04T19:26:34Z -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/silver-slumps-for-third-day-as-increased-margins-spur-sales-by-investors.html Silver futures tumbled, capping the biggest three-day slump in 28 years, as increases in Comex margins spurred investor sales.

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-- DATEZ -- OTHER Silver futures tumbled, capping the biggest QUANTITY in QUANTITY, as increases in ORGANIZATION margins spurred investor sales.

Gold declined after a report that Soros Fund Management LLC may have cut metal holdings.

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Gold declined after a report that ORGANIZATION may have cut metal holdings.

CME Group Ltd., Comex’s owner, raised the minimum amount of cash that must be deposited when borrowing from brokers to trade silver futures to $16,200 per contract from $14,513 as of the close of business yesterday, the second increase in less than a week.

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ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION’s owner, raised the minimum amount of cash that must be deposited when borrowing from brokers to trade silver futures to QUANTITY from QUANTITY as of the close of business DATE, the QUANTITY in QUANTITY.

A year ago, the margin was $4,250.

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DATE, the margin was QUANTITY.

In the four months ended April 30, silver surged 57 percent.

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In the QUANTITY ended DATE, silver surged QUANTITY.

“Silver shot way above its fundamentals,” said Adam Klopfenstein , a senior strategist at Lind-Waldock, a broker in Chicago .

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“Silver shot way above its fundamentals,” said PERSON , a senior strategist at ORGANIZATION, a broker in LOCATION .

“Unless you are a well-heeled investor, it now takes a lot more capital to participate in trading.

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“Unless you are a well-heeled investor, it now takes QUANTITY to participate in trading.

Speculative fever has been taken out of the market.” Silver futures for July delivery plunged $3.197, or 7.5 percent, to close at $39.388 an ounce at 1:48 p.m.

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Speculative fever has been taken out of the market.” Silver futures for DATE delivery plunged QUANTITY, or QUANTITY, to close at QUANTITY an ounce at DATE

on the Comex in New York.

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on the ORGANIZATION in LOCATION.

In three days, the price plummeted 19 percent, the most since March 1983.

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In QUANTITY, the price plummeted QUANTITY, the most since DATE.

On April 25, silver reached $49.845.

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On DATE, silver reached QUANTITY.

The price climbed to a record $50.35 in January 1980 as the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the market.

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The price climbed to a record QUANTITY in DATE as the ORGANIZATION tried to corner the market.

Gold futures for June delivery fell $25.10, or 1.6 percent, to $1,515.30 an ounce, the biggest drop since March 15.

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Gold futures for DATE delivery fell QUANTITY, or QUANTITY, to QUANTITY, the biggest drop since DATE.

The price has declined 2.7 percent in two days.

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The price has declined QUANTITY in QUANTITY.

On May 2, the metal rose to a record $1,577.40.

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On DATE, the metal rose to a record QUANTITY.

The commodity has gained 30 percent in the past year.

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The commodity has gained QUANTITY in the DATE.

Central Banks Central banks in Mexico , Russia and Thailand added gold to their reserves in February and March as the dollar slumped against major currencies.

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ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION in LOCATION , LOCATION and LOCATION added gold to their reserves in DATE and DATE as the dollar slumped against major currencies.

International Monetary Fund data showed that Mexico bought 93.3 metric tons since January, adding to holdings of about 6.9 tons.

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ORGANIZATION data showed that ORGANIZATION bought QUANTITY since DATE, adding to holdings of QUANTITY.

In March, Russia increased reserves by 18.8 tons to 811.1 tons, and Thailand expanded assets by 9.3 tons to 108.9 tons.

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In DATE, ORGANIZATION increased reserves by QUANTITY to QUANTITY, and ORGANIZATION expanded assets by QUANTITY to QUANTITY.

Palladium and platinum also dropped the most in seven weeks.

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OTHER and OTHER also dropped the most in QUANTITY.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange , palladium futures for June delivery fell $35.70, or 4.6 percent, to $746.70 an ounce.

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On the ORGANIZATION , OTHER futures for DATE delivery fell QUANTITY, or QUANTITY, to QUANTITY an QUANTITY.

Platinum futures for July delivery slumped $34.20, or 1.8 percent, to $1,826.30 an ounce.

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Platinum futures for DATE delivery slumped QUANTITY, or QUANTITY, to QUANTITY.