| Gold •617 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,144.50 | -21.00 | -0.97% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 96.10 | +0.37 | +0.39% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 2.957 | -0.008 | -0.26% | |
| Ethanol •617 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •617 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 617 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 617 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 101.00 | +0.54 | +0.54% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.253 | +0.020 | +0.62% | ||
| Heating Oil • 12 mins | 3.873 | -0.026 | -0.66% |
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