Gold traded at $3,995.63 an ounce, down 28.92 points or 0.72% on the day, while silver slipped to $53.96, a drop of 1.05 points or 1.90%. Crude oil saw a sharp rebound, with West Texas Intermediate climbing to $103.44, a gain of 3.97 points or 3.99%, and Brent crude rising modestly to $116.93, up 0.21 points or 0.18%. Copper advanced to $6.50 per pound, up 0.10 points or 1.56%, and aluminum moved higher to $3,047.30, a rise of 37.85 points or 1.26%. In contrast, natural gas fell to $2.63 per MMBtu, a decline of 0.17 points or 6.08%.