| Gold •555 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,296.70 | +29.20 | +1.29% | |
| WTI Crude •13 hours | 59.12 | +1.36 | +2.35% | |
| Gasoline •13 hours | 1.781 | +0.020 | +1.15% | |
| Ethanol •555 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •555 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 555 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 555 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 12 hours | 63.34 | +1.35 | +2.18% | ||
| Natural Gas • 13 hours | 3.169 | -0.238 | -6.99% | ||
| Heating Oil • 13 hours | 2.135 | +0.016 | +0.73% |
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