Benchmark U.S. crude for February delivery rose $2.32 to $72.70 a barrel on Wednesday.
Benchmark U.S. crude for February delivery rose $2.32 to $72.70 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude for March delivery rose $2.36 to $78.25 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for February delivery rose 7 cents to $2.16 a gallon. Heating oil in February rose 7 cents to $2.60 a gallon. Natural gas in February rose 10 cents to $2.67 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for February delivery fell $30.60 to $2,042.80 an ounce. Silver for March delivery fell 79 cents to $23.16 an ounce, and March copper fell 2 cents to $3.86 a pound.
The dollar fell from 141.98 Japanese yen to 143.26 yen. The euro fell to $1.0919 from $1.0946.