Gold •100 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 994.40 | +18.20 | +1.86% | |
WTI Crude •15 hours | 75.56 | -0.29 | -0.38% | |
Gasoline •15 hours | 2.152 | +0.001 | +0.03% | |
Ethanol •100 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •100 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 100 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 100 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 14 hours | 79.04 | -0.36 | -0.45% | ||
Natural Gas • 15 hours | 2.632 | -0.043 | -1.61% | ||
Heating Oil • 15 hours | 2.344 | -0.007 | -0.30% |
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