Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $1.08 to $74.73 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for September delivery fell $1.15 to $78.63 per barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for August delivery fell 3 cents to $2.39 a gallon. August heating oil fell 4 cents to $2.34 a gallon. September natural gas rose 9 cents to $2.13 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for December delivery rose $26.40 to $2,451.90 per ounce. Silver for September delivery rose 66 cents to $28.53 per ounce, and September copper was unchanged at $4.08 per pound.
The dollar fell to 153.29 Japanese yen from 154 yen. The euro fell to $1.0811 from $1.0823.