| Gold •640 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,983.20 | -6.50 | -0.33% | |
| WTI Crude •2 days | 111.54 | +11.42 | +11.41% | |
| Gasoline •2 days | 3.288 | +0.197 | +6.36% | |
| Ethanol •640 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •640 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 640 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 640 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 2 days | 109.03 | +7.87 | +7.78% | ||
| Natural Gas • 2 days | 2.800 | -0.019 | -0.67% | ||
| Heating Oil • 2 days | 4.361 | +0.304 | +7.50% |
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