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Oil prices rose after comments by Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali Al-Naimi. He said that "it's up to Allah" to set the price of oil. Al-Naimi added that he is not worried about Iran crude oil.

He also noted that speculators influence only oil prices in short term.

Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday that it would raise its official selling prices for exports to Europe and North America, while prices for Asia will remain unchanged.

Protests in Libya also support oil prices. Protests have stopped crude oil flows to an eastern Libyan port Zueitina. The port Zueitina has capacity to export up to 70,000 barrels a day.

WTI crude oil for June delivery rose to $60.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude oil for June climbed to $68.05 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.

Gold price rose on a weaker U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar dropped today after the weaker-than-expected U.S. trade deficit. The U.S. trade deficit widened to $51.37 billion in March from a deficit of $35.9 billion in February. It was the largest deficit since October 2008.

February's figure was revised down from a deficit of $35.44 billion.

Analysts had expected a trade deficit of $40.3 billion.

The rise of a deficit was driven by higher imports. Imports soared by 7.7% in March, while exports increased by 0.9%.

Imports of consumer goods, capital goods, and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines increased in March.

Investors are also awaiting the release of the labour market data on Friday.

June futures for gold on the COMEX today increased to 1196.30 dollars per ounce.