Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 85 cents to $87.54 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery rose 56 cents to $90.60 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for October delivery rose 2 cents to $2.60 a gallon. October heating oil fell 3 cents to $3.19 a gallon. October natural gas fell 7 cents to $2.51 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for December delivery fell $8.40 to $1,944.20 an ounce. Silver for December delivery fell 37 cents to $23.50 an ounce and December copper fell 6 cents to $3.79 a pound.
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The dollar fell to 147.71 Japanese yen from 147.78 yen. It rose to $1.0726 to $1.0722 against the euro.