Crude oil holds more than $92

The price of a barrel of crude oil held at more than $92 per barrel Tuesday morning after the week in equity markets started with a thud on Wall Street. Major stock indexes dropped at least 1.5 percent Monday on Wall Street. The dollar gained strength, which also pressured oil prices. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate crude oil for April delivery added 29 cents overnight to $92.38 per barrel. Gasoline prices on the exchange dropped 1.85 cents to $3.215 per gallon. Heating oil shed 0.86 cents to $3.06 per gallon. Natural gas gained 1.8 cents to hit $3.484 per million British thermal units. At the pump, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose from Monday's $3.777 to $3.782 per gallon, the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report said.