Prices for WTI crude oil rose today , offsetting losses the previous session, while Brent oil price fell , which was associated with an additional increase in Libyan oil supplies and expectations that Iranian oil will return to the market.

It should be noted that caution bidders reinforce expectations data on wholesale inventories of oil in the United States. According to analysts , the oil reserves in the country for the week ending January 10 fell by 1.15 million barrels. Stocks of distillates , including fuel oil and diesel , last week could grow by 1.38 million barrels, while gasoline stocks could increase by 2.2 million barrels . Recall that later today its assessment of reserves present American Petroleum Institute (API).

On the dynamics of trade also affected the U.S. data , which showed that U.S. retail sales rose slightly in December , despite a large decline in car sales . This is a sign that consumers were willing to spend a bit more on other goods during the end of the Christmas season sales. Overall retail sales rose 0.2 % last month . Economists predicted a similar increase . Car sales fell 1.8 % , pulling down the broader indicators . For the automotive industry, this was a record year , and the slowdown in December is considered more a reflection of poor weather conditions and calendar amendments than the beginning of a new trend. Excluding autos, retail sales of December rose by 0.7%. Value of retail sales for previous months were revised down to an increase of 0.5 % in October and in November, rising by 0.4%.

Prices also affects the information that the Federal Reserve is ready to take the preliminary steps to limit banks' operations with raw materials on the background of attention of Congress.

The Federal Reserve plans to issue a notice seeking information on ways containment property and trade in certain goods banks as Central Bank is trying to reduce the risk of deposit banks , said the people , who requested anonymity . Regulators and legislators argue that commodity assets can lead to catastrophic losses , collapses and rescue by the state.

February futures price of U.S. light crude oil WTI (Light Sweet Crude Oil) rose to $ 92.11 per barrel.

February futures price for North Sea Brent crude oil mixture fell 6 cents to $ 106.38 a barrel on the London exchange ICE Futures Europe.

Gold prices rose today , while reaching its highest level in a month , which was due to the depreciation of stocks and uncertainty about growth prospects after a disappointing U.S. employment data , voiced last week. Markets believe that Friday's employment report may prompt the Fed to proceed with caution against narrowing its program of monetary stimulus , which will be a fall stock prices and cheaper dollar.

"The weak dollar and the employment report helped gold rise. In the near future , at least , these rates continue, because they also provide support for the purchase of in China before the New Year by the lunar calendar" - said the managing director GoldSilver Central Pte Ltd in Singapore , Brian Lang .

In addition, the course of today's trades affected data from the Association of Gold China, which showed that in January-November 2013 , China increased its gold production compared with the same period in 2012 to 7.01 % - up to 392.141 tons. Including gold production amounted to 321.115 tons, which is 4.08 % more than in 2012 . In November issue amounted to 44.487 tons of the precious metal . To

China is the largest gold producer in the world - the release of the precious metal in 2012 in the country , according to CGA, amounted to 403.05 tons. Last year, China also took second place for the consumption of gold ( after India ) - 768 tons. During the first 9 months of 2013 , according to the World Gold Council, China's consumption of the precious metal was 797.8 tons , surpassing the same period in India. In addition, previously reported that , perhaps on the basis of China in 2013 overtook Italy and France on gold reserves in foreign exchange reserves , taking third place on this indicator after the U.S. and Germany.

Meanwhile, adding that today the sale of 99.99 fine gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange rose to 15.73 tons 14.63 tons on Monday, and ">Cost February gold futures on the COMEX today rose to $ 1252.20 per ounce.

Gold  $1,252.50 +5.60$ +0.45%

Oil  $91.60 -1.12$ -1.21%