Gold for February delivery, the actively traded month, rose $3.10, to $388.90 an ounce.

Despite the size of the trading range, $7.65, the day ended with crude for February delivery up only 9 cents, at $27.26 a barrel.

Crude oil for February delivery rose $1.30, to $27.22 a barrel.

Gasoline for February delivery lost 0.51 cent, to 52.46 cents a gallon.

Brent for February delivery fell 36 cents to $112.92 a barrel.

Home heating oil for February delivery was off 0.24 cent, at 70.19 cents a gallon.

The next active contract, for February delivery, also rose $4.60 to close at $392.90.

Prices for February delivery fell 82 cents to $112.24 a barrel.

Natural gas for February delivery fell 11.1 cents, or 5 percent, to $2.153 a thousand cubic feet.

Brent crude for February delivery also slipped nearly $2 on the news to $111.48.