Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $3.18 to $77.91 per barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for September delivery rose $2.09 to $80.72 per barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rise 9 cents to $2.48 a gallon. August heating oil rose 8 cents to $2.42 a gallon. September natural gas fell 9 cents to $2.04 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery rose $21.10 to $2,473 per ounce. Silver for September delivery rose 41 cents to $28.94 per ounce, and September copper rose 10 cents $4.18 per pound.

The dollar fell to 150.47 Japanese yen from 153.29 yen. The euro rose to $1.0827 from $1.0811.