Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose 41 cents to $83.14 per barrel Friday. Brent crude for June delivery rose 18 cents to $87.29 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery was unchanged at $2.71 a gallon. May heating oil rose 1 cent $2.54 a gallon. May natural gas fell 1 cent to $1.75 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for June delivery rose $15.80 to $2,413.80 per ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 46 cents to $28.84 per ounce, and May copper rose 6 cents to $4.50 per pound. The dollar fell to 154.60 yen from 154.61 Japanese yen. The euro rose to $1.0650 from $1.0645. |
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