* U.S., Europe stocks can't sustain 17-month highs

* Greece worries weigh; euro hits 2-week low vs dollar

* Greek debt crisis firms dollar vs euro

* Dollar rise leads investors away from commodities

* Gold slumps 2 percent as India raises rates

* Gold has biggest one-day percentage loss since Feb. 4

* Euro off vs USD; stronger dollar hits commodity prices

NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures settled 1.85 percent lower on Friday as the dollar's strength against the euro and an interest rate hike in India fueling concerns about more tightening combined to pressure oil and other commodities.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, April <CLJ0> crude fell $1.52, or 1.85 percent, to settle at $80.68 a barrel, trading from $79.86 to $82.17.

U.S. CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $80.68/BBL, DOWN $1.52, 1.85 PERCENT

* Greek debt crisis firms dollar vs euro

* Dollar rise leads investors away from commodities

* EU summit next week to focus on possible Greek aid

* Sterling falls vs dollar on UK economy worries

* FTSEurofirst 300 loses 0.4 pct after hits 17-month high

* Lloyds soars after saying to return to profit in 2010

* MSCI world equity index drops

* European, U.S. stocks step back from 17-month highs

* Greek debt crisis firms dollar vs euro

* Dollar rise leads investors away from commodities

* Gold breaks out of range to slide towards $1,100/oz * Reserve Bank of India raises key policy rates 25 bps

* Oil prices tumble towards $80/barrel

* Gold breaks out of range to slide towards $1,100/oz * Reserve Bank of India raises key policy rates 25 bps

* Oil prices tumble towards $80/barrel

* MSCI world equity index drops

* European, U.S. stocks step back from 17-month highs

(Repeats last stock market report for additional readers, with no changes to headline or text) * Euro falls vs USD, greenback pressures commodity prices

* Palm tumbles 18 pct after revenue warning

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* Philadelphia Fed index rises, but new orders decelerate

* Euro falls vs USD, greenback pressures commodity prices

* Palm tumbles 18 pct after revenue warning

* Euro falls vs USD, greenback pressures commodity prices

* Palm tumbles 18 pct after revenue warning

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NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures fell more than $1 on Friday after some choppy trading, with pressure on oil coming from the dollar's strength against the euro, which fell to its lowest in more than two weeks.

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NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures fell more than $1 on Friday after some choppy trading, with pressure on oil coming from the dollar's strength against the euro, which fell to its lowest in more than two weeks.

NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures fell more than $1 on Friday after some choppy trading, with pressure on oil coming from the dollar's strength against the euro, which fell to its lowest in more than two weeks.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, at 10:22 a.m. EDT (1422 GMT), April <CLJ0> crude was down $1.17, or 1.42 percent, at $81.03 a barrel, trading from $80.98 to $82.17. (Reporting by Robert Gibbons)

* Markets await fresh news on debt-laden Greece * Oil prices slip back below $82/barrel

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U.S. CRUDE FUTURES DOWN $1 AT $81.20/BBL

* Concerns over Greek debt crisis boost dollar vs euro

* Reuters poll sees small oil market surplus this year

* Greek worries remain key market focus

* Focus on EU summit next week to see if Greece gets aid

* MSCI world equity index up 0.1 percent

* European stocks at 17-mth high as Lloyds returns to profit

* Opposing forces of firm dollar, haven demand balance gold * Markets await fresh news on debt-laden Greece * Oil prices slip back below $82/barrel

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* Lloyds shares up 9 pct in Europe

* Palm tumbles after revenue warning

* Banks surge; Lloyds sees return to profit

* Miners rebound; metals prices harden

* Concerns over Greek debt crisis boost dollar vs euro

* Forecast rise in OPEC exports dampens sentiment

* Concerns over Greek debt crisis boost dollar vs euro

* Forecast rise in OPEC exports dampens sentiment

* Opposing forces of firm dollar, haven demand balance gold * Markets await fresh news on debt-laden Greece * Oil prices slip back below $82/barrel

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* FTSEurofirst 300 index up 0.3 pct, hits 17-month high

* Lloyds up after says to return to profit in 2010

* Concerns over Greek debt crisis boost dollar vs euro

* Forecast rise in OPEC exports dampens sentiment

* MSCI world equity index up 0.2 percent

* Stocks higher, lifted by banks as Lloyds returns to profit

* Concerns over Greek debt woes boost dollar vs euro

* Forecast rise in OPEC exports dampens sentiment

* Asia stocks rise 0.3 pct on economic recovery prospects

* Longest string of gains since global equity bull run began

* Asia stocks rise 0.3 pct on economic recovery prospects

* Longest string of gains since global equity bull run began

* Gold surrenders early gains, dollar index steady

* Coming Up - U.S. ECRI weekly, 1430 GMT (Updates prices)

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* Eur/dlr under pressure but support likely near $1.3500

* Eur/dlr under pressure but support likely near $1.3500

* Euro around 17-mth low vs Swiss franc after SNB comments

* Concerns over Greek debt woes boost dollar vs euro

* Forecast rise in OPEC exports dampens sentiment

TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.8 percent on Friday, with retailer Aeon <8267.T> climbing in the wake of an upbeat profit forecast and as shares rebounded broadly after a resilient performance by the Dow industrials.

The benchmark Nikkei <.N225> gained 80.69 points to 10,824.72. It fell 1 percent the previous day, down from a two-month intraday high of 10,864.30 struck on Wednesday.

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* Gold surrenders early gains, dollar index steady

* Gold surrenders early gains, dollar index steady

* Coming Up - U.S. ECRI weekly, 1430 GMT (Updates prices, adds quotes)

* Concerns over Greek debt woes boost dollar vs euro

* Forecast rise in OPEC exports dampens sentiment

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* Japan's Nikkei leads gainers in Asia

* Japan's Nikkei leads gainers in Asia

* Greece debt problems linger in the background

SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Gold hardly moved on Friday shrugging off a firmer U.S. dollar as worries about Greece's debt problems and volatility in currencies boosted its safe-haven appeal.

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TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures remained weak on Friday after a nearly 1 percent decline a day earlier as the dollar stayed strong against the euro.

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