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Commodities finished trading lower as crude oil futures slipped following disappointing news on manufacturing data while gold futures finish lower pressured, in part, by a stronger U.S. dollar and the debt deal struck in Washington over the weekend.

Light, sweet crude oil for September delivery finished down 0.9% to $94.89 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was down 0.42% to $3.08 a gallon while natural gas was up 0.75% to $4.17 per million British thermal units.

In energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund ( USO ) is down 0.94% to $37.07. The United States Natural Gas ETF ( UNG ) is up 0.86% at $10.59.

Meanwhile, gold futures backed off of last week's record close to finish in the red.

Gold for August delivery finished down 0.6% to $1,621.70 an ounce. In other metal futures, silver was up 0.59% to $40.03 a troy ounce while copper traded up 0.22% to $4.47.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.86% to $74.38.

In metal ETFs, SPDR Gold Trust ( GLD ) is down 0.18% to $158. Market Vectors Gold Miners ( GDX ) is up 0.79% to $57.34. iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) is down 1.16% to $38.40.

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