Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.58 to $66.02 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for May delivery rose $1.73 to $69.63 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for April delivery rose 6 cents to $2.14 a gallon. April heating rose 4 cents to $1.96 a gallon. April natural gas fell 2 cents to $2.67 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for April delivery rose 80 cents to $1,722.60 an ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 6 cents to $26.19 an ounce and May copper rose 11 cents to $4.14 a pound.
The dollar rose to 108.46 Japanese yen from 108.41 yen. The euro rose to $1.1982 from $1.1922.
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