Currencies and commodities: The dollar fell against the euro and the British pound but edged higher versus the Japanese yen.

Oil for December delivery rose $3.06 to $88.71 a barrel.

Gold futures for December delivery gained $31.80 to $1,715.00 an ounce.

Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury edged lower, pushing the yield up to 1.75% from 1.68% late Monday.