By Moming Zhou
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude and gold futures remained higher Wednesday after an ADP survey showed U.S. private-sector employers shed 254,000 jobs in September, the fewest lost since July 2008. November crude futures were up 1.3% at $67.57 a barrel in early electronic trading, while December gold futures rose 0.9% to $1,003.60 an ounce.