* 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