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Oil prices fell on Friday.
The West Texas Intermediate for August delivery lost 67 cents, or 0.93 percent, to settle at 71.41 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for September delivery decreased by 28 cents, or 0.38 percent, to settle at 76.01 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle lower
International gold and silver prices both dropped on Friday.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery fell 0.65 percent to settle at 4,113.70 U.S. dollars per ounce, while silver futures for September delivery dropped 0.96 percent to close at 60.165 dollars per ounce.
Gold, silver futures drop on Friday
