Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 35 cents to $69.16 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 29 cents to $73.85 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 3 cents $2.52 a gallon. July heating oil fell 6 cents to $2.41 a gallon. July natural gas rose 12 cents to $2.73 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for August delivery rose $5.90 to $1,929.60 an ounce. Silver for July delivery fell 12 cents to $22.35 an ounce and July copper fell 9 cents to $3.80 a pound.

The dollar rose to 143.81 Japanese yen from 143.07 yen. The euro fell to $1.0891 from $1.0959.

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