Gold •134 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 947.00 | +3.00 | +0.32% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.33 | -0.37 | -0.54% | |
Gasoline •17 mins | 1.968 | -0.013 | -0.67% | |
Ethanol •134 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 134 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 11 mins | 72.17 | -0.39 | -0.54% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.765 | -0.020 | -0.72% | ||
Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.199 | -0.013 | -0.59% |
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