Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $1.66 to $79.72 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.89 to $86.39 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 5 cents to $2.50 a gallon. March heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.86 a gallon. March natural gas rose 8 cents to $2.51 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for April delivery fell $4 to $1,874.50 an ounce. Silver for March delivery fell 6 cents to $22.08 an ounce and March copper fell 8 cents to $4.02 a pound.
The dollar fell to 131.50 Japanese yen from 131.58 yen. The euro fell to $1.0672 from $1.0738.
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