Gold •192 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 996.10 | +11.70 | +1.19% | |
WTI Crude •20 hours | 76.57 | +2.65 | +3.58% | |
Gasoline •20 hours | 2.075 | +0.047 | +2.30% | |
Ethanol •192 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •192 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 192 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 192 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 19 hours | 79.76 | +2.84 | +3.69% | ||
Natural Gas • 20 hours | 3.989 | +0.288 | +7.78% | ||
Heating Oil • 20 hours | 2.502 | +0.124 | +5.19% |
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