America News Agency

A mixed performance was observed among major commodities traded in the commodity markets. Precious metals posted gains, while energy products and some agricultural commodities declined.

The price of gold rose 0.93 percent to 4,548.07, while silver gained 1.18 percent and traded at 76.14. Copper prices also increased by 0.17 percent to 6.5820.

Losses were more prominent in the energy sector. The price of WTI crude oil fell 0.94 percent to $91.29 per barrel, while Brent crude declined 0.81 percent to $94.21 per barrel. Natural gas prices dropped 0.38 percent and heating oil lost 1.10 percent.

Limited declines were also seen in agricultural commodities. U.S. soybean futures fell 0.15 percent to 1,179.50, while U.S. wheat prices decreased 0.76 percent to 603.60.

A selling trend was also observed in RBOB gasoline contracts. RBOB prices fell 0.83 percent to 3.0590.

The data showed that precious metals outperformed in commodity markets, while energy products and agricultural commodities generally continued their downward trend.