Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell $1.46 to $74.11 per barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for February delivery fell $1.42 to $79.65 per barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for January delivery fell 1 cent to $2.15 a gallon. January heating oil fell 5 cents to $2.62 a gallon. January natural gas rose 7 cents to $2.62 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for February delivery rose $23.30 to $2,093.10 per ounce. Silver for March delivery rose 24 cents to $24.64 per ounce, and March copper rose 6 cents to $3.96 per pound.
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The dollar fell to 141.90 yen from 142.49 Japanese yen. The euro rose to $1.1101 from $1.1045.