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Oct WTI crude oil (CLV24) Friday closed down -0.32 (-0.46%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV24) closed up +0.32 (+0.17%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Friday. Crude fell back from a 1-week high and posted moderate losses after oil producers began bringing crude output back online in the Gulf of Mexico after tropical storm Francine passed. Over the past two days, the storm had forced the shut-in of about 670,000 bpd of crude production in the Gulf of Mexico, or about 33% of total Gulf output. Crude prices Friday initially moved higher after the dollar index fell to a 1-week low. Cr…