Crude Rides Gains Into Pit Close
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Crude Rides Gains Into Pit Close
Crude oil contracts for April delivery priced crude at $45.73 per barrel at the close of pit trading. Crude closed near its session high with a 4.9% gain.

April natural gas contracts finished at $3.98 each, down 2.8%. Natural gas prices traded with weakness for virtually the entire session, registering multiyear lows at $3.92 per contract. Natural gas contracts had not traded at such low levels since late 2002.

Precious metals showed steady strength throughout the session. Gold contracts for April closed with the yellow metal priced 1.6% higher at $942.70 per ounce. Silver contracts for May delivery closed the session with the metal priced 1.6% higher at $13.33 per ounce.