Gold •133 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 937.40 | -6.10 | -0.65% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.01 | -0.42 | -0.61% | |
Gasoline •14 mins | 1.951 | -0.014 | -0.70% | |
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 | 71.89 | -0.39 | -0.54% | ||
Natural Gas • 12 mins | 2.957 | -0.026 | -0.87% | ||
Heating Oil • 14 mins | 2.210 | -0.009 | -0.41% |
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