Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (July 18)

An employee of the German Federal Bank checks the core of a bar of gold in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 16, 2013. Gold prices are up almost 20 percent since the Fed raised rates in December. FRANK RUMPENHORST/AFP/Getty Images

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $5.01 to $102.60 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for September delivery rose $5.11 to $106.27 a barrel.

Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 5 cents to $3.25 a gallon. August heating oil fell 4 cents to $3.66 a gallon. August natural gas rose 46 cents to $7.48 per 1,000 cubic feet.