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Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell $1.12 to $70.17 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.17 to $74.79 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 2 cents $2.59 a gallon. July heating oil fell 3 cents to $2.36 a gallon. July natural gas fell 10 cents to $2.25 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for August delivery fell $1.40 to $1,977.20 an ounce. Silver for July delivery rose 6 cents to $24.41 an ounce and July copper fell 1 cent to $3.79 a pound.
The dollar rose to 139.41 Japanese yen from 138.95 yen. The euro fell to $1.0749 from $1.0779.