The price of spot cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia has broken its long-standing link to crude oil this year, a development likely to fuel tensions in an already unsettled market.

亚洲市场液化天然气(LNG)现货船货的价格与原油之间的长期关联今年已经打破，这可能让已经不太稳定的LNG市场更加不安。

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But the spot price of liquefied natural gas increased when supplies were diverted to Japan to make up for the shortfall in nuclear power.

为加大供应以应对日本核电短缺带来的电力不足，液化天然气现货价格上涨。

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Since nuclear-power plants must recoup their high construction costs over decades, they start losing money if the spot price of power falls too low.

由于核电厂必须在几十年内收回它们高昂的建造成本，所以如果电能的现期价格降得太低的话，它们就开始亏损。

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In other news, reports said the price of spot gold in India hit a record high Thursday, basis the Indian rupee currency.

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The current uptrend on weekly charts dates back to late 2008, and has more than doubled the price of spot gold, during a steady bull run.

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The twice-daily London gold fixings are when the price of spot gold is determined, in London, by the five members of The London Gold Market Fixing Ltd.

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