Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell 36 cents to $38.79 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for January delivery fell 30 cents to $40.93 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 1 cent to $1.12 a gallon. December heating oil was littlle changed at $1.17 a gallon. December natural gas fell 10 cents to $2.94 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery rose $50.60 to $1,946.80 an ounce. Silver for December delivery rose $1.30 to $25.19 an ounce and December copper was flast at $3.11 a pound.

The dollar fell to 103.51 Japanese yen from 104.46 yen. The euro rose to $1.1838 from $1.1725.