 On the New York Mercantile, crude oil slipped 19 cents to close at $80.64 per barrel, down 0.2%. And platinum jumped up $30.20, finishing at $1,016.60 per ounce, up 3.1%. Palladium fell $9.70, closing at $926.50 per ounce, down 1%. And in Comrex Trading, gold lost $21.50, closing at $2,309.30 per ounce, down 0.9%.