WTI crude traded in New York near the highest price in a week after U.S. stockpiles dropped the most this year.
Gold dropped as investors weighed whether the U.S. economy is strong enough for the U.S. Fed Reserve to pare stimulus and assessed India's latest move to rein in imports. Silver, platinum and palladium fell.
The dollar's volatility against the yen was near the highest in six weeks before U.S. jobs data that may show whether the economic recovery is strong enough for the Fed Reserve to curb monetary stimulus.