British News Agency

Commodity markets showed a mixed performance during the trading day. While energy products posted gains, precious metals and some industrial commodities recorded declines.

The price of gold per ounce fell by 2.06 percent to 4,197.97. Silver prices also declined by 2.5 percent and traded at 63.80. Among industrial metals, copper fell by 1.23 percent to 6.2748.

In energy markets, the upward trend stood out. U.S. crude oil (WTI) rose 0.54 percent to $88.68, while Brent crude gained 0.50 percent to trade at $91.91. RBOB gasoline contracts also recorded a 0.39 percent increase.

Natural gas prices declined by 0.92 percent to 3.109, while heating oil prices posted a limited decrease of 0.08 percent.

A positive outlook prevailed in agricultural commodities. U.S. soybean prices rose by 0.13 percent, while U.S. wheat gained 0.10 percent.