Source: Today's International Oil Prices
As of the close of the day, delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange in JulyrockbassLight crude oil futures rose 85 cents to close at 77 per barrelrockbassUS$.72, an increase of 1.11%; London Brent crude oil futures for July delivery rose 76 cents to close at US$82.12 a barrel, an increase of 0.93%.
[Today's Gold]
Gold prices fell for the third consecutive trading day, hitting a week-long low, mainly because the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting showed that policymakers were worried that inflation would not fall enough and kept interest rates high for a longer period of time. Federal Reserve officials generally maintained a patient attitude towards interest rate cuts.