(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Light Crude 92.75 0.00%

Gold 1,256.60 +0.65%

Oil extended its advance from a seven-month low before data forecast to show U.S. crude inventories fell. U.S. crude inventories probably fell by 1.5 million barrels last week to 358.1 million. Inventory report from the Energy Information Administration will be published tomorrow.

WTI for October delivery rose 0.59% to $93.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Brent for October settlement advanced 0.03% to $100.17 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.

Gold are little changed as a stronger dollar cut demand and investors weighed signs of easing tensions over Ukraine.

Gold for December delivery rose to $1,255.10 an ounce (+0.11%) on the Comex in New York.