Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 9 cents to $68.59 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery fell 4 cents to $71.59 a barrel.

       Wholesale gasoline for October delivery fell 17 cents to $2.11 a gallon. October heating oil was unchanged at $2.13 a gallon. October natural gas rose 24 cents to $4.62 per 1,000 cubic feet.

       Gold for December delivery fell $2.10 to $1,816 an ounce. Silver for December delivery rose 21 cents to $24.22 an ounce and December copper fell 10 cents to $4.28 a pound.

       The dollar fell to 109.94 Japanese yen from 110.00 yen. The euro rose to $1.1846 from $1.1812.