Commodity and Currency Prices Shift

Crude oil and gold prices fall, while silver prices rise and dollar strengthens against yen.

Overview

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.90 to $75.96 per barrel.
Brent crude for January delivery fell 27 cents to $82.83 per barrel.
Gold for February delivery fell $9.90 to $2,057.20 per ounce.
Silver for March delivery rose 22 cents to $25.66 per ounce.
The dollar rose to 148.24 yen from 147.25 Japanese yen, while the euro fell to $1.0890 from $1.0983.