July 21, 2011, 9:43 a.m. EDT
Gold and oil trade higher on euro zone's debt plan
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold and crude-oil futures traded higher on Thursday, buoyed by a agreement in Europe for a plan to deal with the region's sovereign-debt crisis. Crude for September delivery (NMN:CL1U) , the new front-month contract, added 22 cents, or 0.2%, to $98.61 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold for August delivery (CNS:GC1Q) added $3.70, or 0.2%, to $1,601 an ounce on the Comex division of the Nymex.