Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

The Associated Press

April 22, 2024

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell 29 cents to $82.85 per barrel Monday. Brent crude for June delivery fell 29 cents to $87 per barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 2 cents to $2.69 a gallon. May heating oil rose 2 cents $2.56 a gallon. May natural gas rose 4 cents to $1.79 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for June delivery fell $67.40 to $2,346.40 per ounce. Silver for May delivery fell $1.59 to $27.25 per ounce, and May copper fell 2 cents to $4.48 per pound.

The dollar rose to 154.81 yen from 154.60 Japanese yen. The euro rose to $1.0659 from $1.0650.

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