| Gold •488 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,543.50 | -37.90 | -2.40% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.53 | -0.52 | -0.85% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.911 | -0.005 | -0.27% | |
| Ethanol •488 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •488 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 488 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 488 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 64.39 | -0.50 | -0.77% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.227 | -0.039 | -0.91% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.410 | +0.005 | +0.20% |
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