CAPITALS (AGENCIES)

Oil prices fell on Tuesday after rising by about $2 per barrel in the previous session, while gold prices crept up slightly.

Brent crude futures dropped 61 cents, or 0.57%, to $106.04 per barrel by 00:00 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 47 cents, or 0.5%, to $93.27 per barrel.

Spot gold was up 0.4 percent to $4,185.69 per ounce by 03:56 GMT after hitting a one-week peak on Monday. US gold futures for December delivery rose 0.5 percent at $4,209.90.

Among other metals, spot silver gained 0.2 percent to $60.42, platinum added 0.7 percent to $1,697.40, and palladium firmed 0.1 percent to $1,144.30.