| Gold •508 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,524.20 | +7.00 | +0.46% | |
| WTI Crude •2 days | 58.06 | -0.94 | -1.59% | |
| Gasoline •2 days | 1.883 | -0.035 | -1.82% | |
| Ethanol •508 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •508 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 508 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 508 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 1 day | 62.56 | -0.82 | -1.29% | ||
| Natural Gas • 2 days | 4.580 | +0.106 | +2.37% | ||
| Heating Oil • 2 days | 2.456 | -0.077 | -3.04% |
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