Gold •134 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 941.30 | -2.70 | -0.29% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.61 | -0.09 | -0.13% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.975 | -0.007 | -0.35% | |
Ethanol •134 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 134 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 55 mins | 72.56 | +0.28 | +0.39% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.764 | -0.021 | -0.75% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.207 | -0.005 | -0.24% |
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