Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

The Associated Press

April 16, 2024

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell 5 cents to $85.36 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for June delivery fell 8 cents to $90.02 per barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 4 cents to $2.82 a gallon. May heating oil was unchanged at $2.65 a gallon. May natural gas rose 4 cents to $1.73 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for June delivery rose $24.80 to $2,407.80 per ounce. Silver for May delivery fell 34 cents to $28.38 per ounce, and May copper fell 8 cents to $4.30 per pound.

The dollar rose to 154.67 yen from 154.23 Japanese yen. The euro rose to $1.0632 from $1.0625.

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