Commodities futures were mixed in pre-market trading after falling in the prior session on downbeat comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy.
Crude-oil for September delivery was higher by 0.58%, or $0.44, to $77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In other energy futures, heating oil was up $0.01 to $1.99 a gallon while natural gas rose $0.02, to $4.53 per million British thermal units.
Meanwhile, gold futures fell ahead of the market open.
Gold for August delivery rose was down $5 to $1,187 an ounce. In other metal futures, silver fell $0.13 to $17.67 a troy ounce while copper rose $0.05 to $3.14 a pound.
