Gold •15 mins | 1,856.20 | -9.70 | -0.52% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,111.60 | -16.40 | -1.45% | |
WTI Crude •1 day | 52.27 | -0.86 | -1.62% | |
Gasoline •1 day | 1.549 | +0.001 | +0.05% | |
Ethanol •1 day | 1.600 | -0.033 | -2.02% | |
Silver •15 mins | 25.56 | -0.30 | -1.15% |
Silver • 15 mins | 25.56 | -0.30 | -1.15% | ||
Copper • 15 mins | 3.626 | -0.022 | -0.59% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 day | 55.41 | -0.69 | -1.23% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.446 | -0.045 | -1.81% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 day | 1.576 | -0.025 | -1.54% |
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