Currencies and commodities: The dollar gained strength against the euro and British pound, but fell versus the Japanese yen.

Oil for August delivery rose 27 cents to settle at $86.04 a barrel.

Gold futures for August delivery fell $10.40 to end at $1,565.30 an ounce.

Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury rose, pushing the yield down to 1.49% from 1.50% late Tuesday.