- Associated Press - Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 35 cents to $42.58 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 47 cents to $44.90 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for September delivery rose 1 cent $1.30 a gallon. September heating oil was unchanged at $1.25 a gallon. September natural gas fell 7 cents to $2.35 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery fell $23.80 to $1,946.50 an ounce. Silver for September delivery fell 19 cents to $27.15 an ounce and September copper fell 5 cents to $2.97 a pound.



The dollar fell to 105.76 Japanese yen from 105.91 yen. The euro fell to $1.1852 from $1.1856.

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