Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (Jan. 2)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell $1.27 to $70.38 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for March delivery fell $1.15 to $75.89 per barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for February delivery fell 2 cents to $2.09 a gallon. February heating oil was unchanged at $2.53 a gallon. February natural gas rose 6 cents to $2.57 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for February delivery rose $1.60 to $2,073.40 per ounce. Silver for March delivery fell 14 cents to $23.95 per ounce, and March copper fell 1 cent to $3.88 per pound.

The dollar rose to 141.98 yen from 140.88 Japanese yen. The euro fell to $1.0946 from $1.1042.

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