Base metals sag NY cotton futures end sharply lower New York cotton US rice futures soften Malaysian palm oil falls US sugar slides to 9-month low Tokyo rubber futures up Shanghai copper dips on strong dollar US soyabeans lower Raw sugar rallies; cocoa, coffee fall LME official plastics prices LME official prices Oil slips 1.5pc Rotterdam vegetable oil prices US midday Gold hits six-week low in London Gold slips in Asia