Oil, Gold Prices Rise on Tuesday, Dollar Falls

Benchmark US crude oil for May delivery rose 39 cents to $73.20 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for May delivery rose 53 cents to $78.65 a barrel. 

Wholesale gasoline for April delivery rose 3 cents to $2.71 a gallon.

April heating oil was unchanged at $2.77 a gallon.

April natural gas fell 6 cents to $2.03 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for April delivery rose $19.70 to $1,973.50 an ounce.

Silver for May delivery rose 27 cents to $23.42 an ounce.

May copper rose 1 cent to $4.09 a pound.

The dollar fell to 130.80 Japanese yen from 131.58 yen.

The euro rose to $1.0842 from $1.0797.