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Greek drama pressures euro, commodities


    LONDON (Reuters) - The euro sank to near 15-week lows on Wednesday and commodity prices fell as political disarray in Greece deepened worries that the country may fail to stick to the terms of its EU/IMF bailout deal and could be forced to leave the common currency.

    But European shares had a mixed start after hitting a four-month closing low on Tuesday due to the Greek crisis and as the change in the French presidency raised the possibility of an easing in fiscal discipline across the whole debt-laden region.

    "Even if markets across Europe are managing to stabilize, they are expected to remain vulnerable in the near term and any comments out of Greece, related to not adhering to agreed austerity measures and a possible default, could easily rattle markets and send them lower once again," Markus Huber, head of German Trading at ETX Capital said.

    The euro fell 0.15 percent to $1.2980