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'From euphoria to despair and back again'

Analysis: CRUDE oil futures dropped in choppy dealing yesterday, knocked lower by doubts about the US government�s $700bn plan to bail out stricken banks and mortgage companies and by investors who booked profits after an epic one-day rise in the previous session.

Crude oil futures dropped in choppy dealing yesterday, knocked lower by doubts about the US government's $700bn plan to bail out stricken banks and mortgage companies and by investors who booked profits after an epic one-day rise in the previous session.