Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 25 cents to $81.59 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery rose 23 cents to $82.87 per barrel.

       Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 2 cents to $2.32 a gallon. December heating oil was unchanged at $2.45 a gallon. December natural gas rose 27 cents to $5.15 per 1,000 cubic feet.

       Gold for December delivery rose $15.60 to $1,863.90 an ounce. Silver for December delivery rose 53 cents to $25.30 an ounce and December copper rose 8 cents to $4.40 a pound.

       The dollar rose to 114.10 Japanese yen from 113.84 yen. The euro fell to $1.1447 from $1.1484.