Commodities, Metals, and Currencies

Crude oil increased 6.7% or $2.43 to close at $37.78 a barrel for a front month contract, natural gas decreased 4 cents to $5.87 per mBtu and gasoline futures increased 5.08 cents to close at 84.35 cents per gallon.

Wheat futures closed up 17.00 cents in Chicago trading and closed at $5.99 a bushel. Sugar decreased 0.04 cents in trading at 10.98 cents a pound. Soybean future closed up 37.5 cent to $9.56 a bushel.

Gold increased $23.10 in New York trading to close at $871.10 per ounce, silver closed up 36 cent to $10.72 per ounce and copper for the front month delivery increased 4.4 cents to $1.3175 per pound.

Dollar edged lower against euro to $1.4039 and fell against yen to 90.79.

Yields on 10-year U.S. bonds increased to 2.13% and with 30-year maturities increased to 2.61%.