Summary The price of oil rose above $105 a barrel, a day after hitting a four-week low.
NEW YORK (AP) - Gold and most other metals fell Wednesday, with the exception of copper. Energy prices rose.
Gold for December delivery fell $11.80 to $1,313 an ounce. September silver lost 5.2 cents to $19.628 an ounce. Copper rose sharply, while platinum and palladium edged lower.
Copper for September delivery rose 7.65 cents to $3.1185 a pound.
Platinum for October delivery fell $8.20 to $1,429.30 an ounce. September palladium fell $2.30 to $726.35 an ounce. The price of oil rose above $105 a barrel, a day after hitting a four-week low.
Crude for September delivery rose $1.95 to $105.03 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That's the biggest one-day gain since oil rose $2.99 on July 10.
Other energy contracts were also higher.
Wholesale gasoline futures rose 3 cents to finish at $3.04 per gallon. Heating oil rose 4 cents to finish at $3.04 a gallon. Natural gas rose 1 cent to end at $3.45 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In agricultural futures trading, December corn rose 1.5 cents to $4.79 a bushel. September wheat rose 9 cents to $6.6425 a bushel and November soybeans rose 3.25 cents to $12.0625 a bushel.
