Closing Commodities: Crude Ends Three Cents Higher, Gold Rises 0.1%
- Aug gold traded in a consolidative pattern near the unchanged level after pulling back from its session high of $1283.00 per ounce set in morning action. Unable to gain momentum, it settled 0.1% higher at $1275.30 per ounce.
- July silver touched a session high of $19.75 per ounce moments after floor trade opened and dipped to a session low of $19.58 per ounce later in morning action. The precious metal eventually settled with a 0.4% gain at $19.72 per ounce.
- July crude oil traded in a tight range near the unchanged level today. It touched a session high of $107.17 per barrel in early morning action and brushed a session low of $106.61 per barrel before settling at $106.88 per barrel, or 3 cents higher.
- July natural gas touched a session high of $4.78 per MMBtu after trading as low as $4.67 per MMBtu in morning action. However, it retreated back into the red ahead of the close and settled with a 0.8% loss at $4.70 per MMBtu.