Oil prices: North Slope; $108.50 per barrel, down $0.59 (Production: 571,698 barrels on 12/3) Texas; $88.50 per barrel, down $0.59

U.S. natural gas (Henry Hub): $3.34 per million BTU, up down $0.14

Gold (N.Y. Mercantile): $1694.40 per ounce, down $25.20

Zinc: $0.9182 per pound, down $0.16 cents