Gold •170 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 936.40 | +12.90 | +1.40% | |
WTI Crude •17 hours | 69.46 | +0.08 | +0.12% | |
Gasoline •17 hours | 1.942 | +0.019 | +0.98% | |
Ethanol •170 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •170 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 170 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 170 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 16 hours | 72.94 | +0.06 | +0.08% | ||
Natural Gas • 17 hours | 3.748 | +0.164 | +4.58% | ||
Heating Oil • 17 hours | 2.232 | -0.006 | -0.27% |
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