Crude oil futures are inching up $0.03 to $67.70 a barrel after plunging $2.02 to $67.67 a barrel on Thursday. Meanwhile, after climbing $10.20 to $2,694.90 an ounce in the previous session, gold futures are edging down $2.90 to $2,692 an ounce.
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar is trading at 142.87 yen versus the 144.80 yen it fetched at the close of New York trading on Thursday. Against the euro, the dollar is valued at $1.1181 compared to yesterday’s $1.1176.