Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 68 cents to $73.98 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose 84 cents to $78.09 a barrel.

       Wholesale gasoline for October delivery rose 2 cents to $2.19 a gallon. October heating oil rose 2 cents to $2.27 a gallon. October natural gas rose 16 cents $5.14 per 1,000 cubic feet.

       Gold for December delivery rose $1.90 to $1,751.70 an ounce. Silver for December delivery fell 25 cents to $22.43 an ounce and December copper rose 6 cents to $4.29 a pound.

       The dollar rose to 110.79 Japanese yen from 110.24 yen. The euro fell to $1.1716 from $1.1747.