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Brent crude (BRN1!) futures had dropped 62 cents, or 0.59%, to $104.70 a barrel by 0712 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (CL1!) futures fell 48 cents, or 0.47%, to

Gold futures were beneath 0.24% to $1,981.70 by 11:59 PM ET (3:59 AM GMT) after rising to $1,998.10 on Monday. The war in Ukraine continues, and inflation concerns mount. But

Brent crude futures were higher by $2.98 or 3.03% to $101.46 a barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate was up $3 or 3.18% to $97.29 a barrel at 0640 GMT.

Gold futures edged down 0.15% to $1,671.75 by 1:08 AM ET (5:08 AM GMT), touching a one-week high of $1,949.32 earlier. On Monday, the dollar, which usually moves inversely to