Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 4 cents to $42.93 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 9 cents to $45.37 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for September delivery rose 1 cent $1.29 a gallon. September heating oil fell 1 cent to $1.25 a gallon. September natural gas rose 1 cent to $2.43 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery fell $42.80 to $1,970.30 an ounce. Silver for September delivery fell 74 cents to $27.34 an ounce and September copper rose 5 cents to $3.02 a pound.

The dollar rose to 105.91 Japanese yen from 105.41 yen. The euro fell to $1.1856 from $1.1938.

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