Gold •174 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 964.80 | +13.30 | +1.40% | |
WTI Crude •14 hours | 70.10 | +0.86 | +1.24% | |
Gasoline •14 hours | 1.959 | +0.021 | +1.06% | |
Ethanol •174 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •174 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 174 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 174 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 13 hours | 73.58 | +0.95 | +1.31% | ||
Natural Gas • 14 hours | 3.946 | +0.290 | +7.93% | ||
Heating Oil • 14 hours | 2.222 | -0.005 | -0.22% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Formerly City correspondent for The Daily Reckoning in London and head of editorial at the UK's leading financial advisory for private investors, Adrian Ash is the head of research at BullionVault, where you can buy gold today vaulted in Zurich on $3 spreads and 0.8% dealing fees.
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