Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose 64 cents to $85.66 per barrel Friday. Brent crude for June delivery rose 71 cents to $90.45 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 3 cents to $2.80 a gallon. May heating oil rose 3 cents to $2.69 a gallon. May natural gas rose 1 cent to $1.77 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for June delivery rose $1.40 to $2,374.10 per ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 8 cents to $28.33 per ounce, and May copper rose 1 cent to $4.26 per pound. The dollar fell to 153.22 yen from 153.24 Japanese yen. The euro fell to $1.0638 from $1.0726. |
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