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The most actively traded gold futures contract, for June delivery, rose $19.50, or 1.4%, to settle at a record $1,452.50 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Thinly traded nearby April gold gaine

Gold futures surged to a record high and silver hit a new 31-year peak Tuesday as investors' desire for safe havens trumped news of a Chinese interest rate increase.

Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery finished up 2.4% to $106.72 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was up 1.7% to $3.09 a gallon while natural gas was up 0.99% to $4.39 per million British thermal units.

Meanwhile, gold futures ended at a record high helped in part by a weaker dollar.

Gold for June delivery finished up $15 to $1,439.90 an ounce.

Commodities rallied to finish higher Thursday as both crude oil and gold futures surged as the first quarter came to a close.

Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery finished up 3.5%, or $3.44 to $101.42 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was up 1.31% to $3.05 a gallon while natural gas was down 0.15% to $3.93 per million British thermal un

Meanwhile, gold futures rose, helped by a weaker dollar

Gold for April delivery finished up $8.10 to $1,404.20 an ounce.

Commodities ended trading mostly higher as crude oil and gold futures finished in positive territory on news that work to control the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan made progress.

The anti-mining resolution was adopted two weeks ago by municipal authorities in Odiongan but posted only this weekend on the website of the Philippine Information Agency, the official communications arm of the Philippine governme

Ivanhoe Mines (IVN,IVN.TO) is up nearly 5%, despite signs of increasing local opposition to block work on the company's proposed new gold, copper and silver mine in Romblom province in the Philippines.

Gold fell Friday as it looks to be headed toward its third straight weekly loss on speculation that interest rates will rise with an economic recovery.

Gold Resource Corp (GORO) is off more than 5% this morning, giving back all of yesterday's gains -- and then some -- following CEO William Reid's appearance Thursday on CNBC. Today's decline also is likely due to the 2% fall in go

The Energy Department will release its Weekly Petroleum Status Report at 11 a.m. today, a day later than usual because of the Christmas holiday. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, on average, think oil inventories fell 2.85 million b

Oil is trending lower right now at $90.66 a barrel, down $0.46, but is still trading above $90 a barrel for a sixth day. Futures dropped $0.37 to $91.15 yesterday after the American Petroleum Institute said supplies rose 3.06 mill

Gold is down $0.50 to $1,405.10 an ounce today after rising yesterday as traders looked for haven plays on speculation that Europe's debt crisis has yet to fully run its course. Silver closed at the highest settlement price in 30

Copper also is down -- sliding $0.0110 to $4.3170 a pound -- following two straight days of record prices, fueled by tight supplies and expectations of future demand, particularly in China and India.

Commodities are mostly lower this morning, easing slightly from their week-long advance.