Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.15% or 0.10 to $68.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $72.01 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 6.00 to trade at $2,612.30 a troy ounce.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.55%
