Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.30 to $69.42 a barrel Tuesday. : Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.30 to $69.42 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $2.45 to $74.29 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery rose 8 cents $2.56 a gallon. July heating oil rose 9 cents to $2.40 a gallon. July natural gas rose 7 cents to $2.34 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for August delivery fell $11.10 to $1,958.60 an ounce.