Toronto Star | Oil drops below $27 (US) a barrel, markets plunge, gold soars Toronto Star Stock markets in Toronto and New York plunged as the price of oil fell below $27 (U.S.) a barrel and uncertainty over the global economy continued to fester. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 98.28 points at 12,087.44. It was the fifth straight ... Crude oil continues its fall, dropping below US$27 a barrel, while gold soars |