Brent crude for January delivery settled at $95.84 a barrel on Friday, Nov. 13, up 0.02 percent, according to exchange settlements compiled by The Edge. Thursday's settlement was $95.82, CNBC and Reuters reported.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for December settled at $88.56, down 0.20 percent, The Edge reported. That was 18 cents below Thursday's $88.74, according to Newsquawk data cited by Invested Alpha. During the session, WTI traded between $87.80 and $89.64.
The week and the month
Brent and WTI each fell about 2.5 percent for the week, Reuters reported. As of Nov. 12, WTI was down about 16 percent for November and Brent about 20 percent, according to CNBC.
Oil was mixed on Friday, Kitco reported, with Persian Gulf supply concerns weighed against expectations of better supply. Kitco said an International Energy Agency expectation of a fourth-quarter global surplus and an unexpected increase in U.S. crude inventories helped offset the risk premium.
The Baker Hughes count of U.S. oil rigs was unchanged at 463, according to Newsquawk.
Fuels and gas
December heating oil settled at $4.2585 a gallon, down 0.65 percent. December RBOB gasoline futures settled at $2.6214 a gallon, down 1.85 percent, The Edge reported.
December natural gas settled at $3.230 per million British thermal units, down 3.29 percent. It was the largest move among the 17 contracts The Edge tracks.
At the pump
The national average for regular gasoline was $3.90 a gallon on Nov. 12, AAA reported. It was the first reading below $4 since July. The average fell nearly 20 cents over the prior week.
AAA cited falling crude prices, the switch to winter-blend gasoline, which is cheaper to produce, and lower autumn demand. AAA said prices remain higher than normal for the time of year. "So far, this month is the most expensive November on record for gas prices," AAA said.
The average for public electric-vehicle charging was 42 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to AAA.
Gold
COMEX gold for December settled at $3,886.30 an ounce on Friday, up 0.03 percent, The Edge reported. On Thursday it had fallen 2.88 percent.
Gold fell to $3,852 on Thursday, its lowest in 13 months, according to Saxo. Saxo said gold was heading for a weekly loss of more than 4 percent. CNBC put the weekly decline at nearly 4 percent as of Friday morning.
Spot gold was near $3,883.40 late Friday, up $7.00, or 0.18 percent, Kitco reported. Kitco said a 10-year Treasury yield moving toward 5.15 percent raises the opportunity cost of holding bullion.
Other metals
December silver settled at $49.121 an ounce, down 1.89 percent. January platinum settled at $1,489.70, down 2.02 percent. December palladium settled at $1,007.60, up 1.62 percent. December copper settled at $6.0905 a pound, down 1.70 percent, according to The Edge.
Spot silver was near $48.63 late Friday, down $1.32, or 2.63 percent, Kitco reported.