Gold •133 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 940.00 | -3.50 | -0.37% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.11 | -0.32 | -0.47% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.952 | -0.013 | -0.65% | |
Ethanol •133 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •133 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 133 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 133 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 71.99 | -0.29 | -0.40% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.960 | -0.023 | -0.77% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.215 | -0.005 | -0.22% |
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