Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 1 cent to $2.64 a gallon. December heating oil fell 1 cent to $3.77 a gallon. December natural gas fell 80 cents to $6.14 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery rose $35.50 to $1,716 an ounce. Silver for December delivery rose 58 cents to $21.50 an ounce and December copper rose 8 cents to $3.68 a pound.

The dollar fell to 145.56 Japanese yen from 146.58 yen. The euro rose to $1.0073 from $1.0026.