Gold •148 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 937.20 | +5.40 | +0.58% | |
WTI Crude •1 hour | 68.88 | +0.16 | +0.23% | |
Gasoline •4 hours | 1.973 | -0.000 | -0.02% | |
Ethanol •148 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •148 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 148 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 148 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 2 hours | 73.28 | +0.45 | +0.62% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 hour | 3.295 | +0.091 | +2.84% | ||
Heating Oil • 2 hours | 2.210 | +0.007 | +0.30% |
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