Crude oil futures are tumbling $1.57 to $68.12 a barrel after plunging $1.87 to $69.69 a barrel on Wednesday. Meanwhile, after rising $7.70 to $2,684.70 an ounce in the previous session, gold futures are climbing $9.90 to $2,694.60 an ounce.
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar is trading at 144.53 yen versus the 144.75 yen it fetched at the close of New York trading on Wednesday. Against the euro, the dollar is valued at $1.1152 compared to yesterday’s $1.1132.