Commodity Prices

Gold •15 mins	1,780.20	+13.40	+0.76%
Platinum •15 mins	1,208.70	+8.50	+0.71%
WTI Crude •17 hours	63.13	-0.33	-0.52%
Gasoline •17 hours	2.040	-0.012	-0.58%
Ethanol •17 hours	2.010	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •15 mins	26.11	+0.14	+0.54%

Silver • 15 mins	26.11	+0.14	+0.54%
Copper • 15 mins	4.168	-0.051	-1.20%
Brent Crude • 17 hours	66.77	-0.17	-0.25%
Natural Gas • 17 hours	2.680	+0.022	+0.83%
Heating Oil • 17 hours	1.896	-0.003	-0.17%

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