Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.66 to $76.28 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1.71 to $83.63 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 14 cents to $2.33 a gallon. December heating oil fell 12 cents to $3.24 a gallon. December natural gas fell 29 cents to $7.02 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery rose $8.40 to $1,754 an ounce. Silver for December delivery rose 6 cents $21.43 an ounce and December copper rose 1 cent to $3.63 a pound.

The dollar rose to 139.05 Japanese yen from 138.48 yen. The euro fell to $1.0412 from $1.0413.

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