Gold •134 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 942.30 | -1.70 | -0.18% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.62 | -0.08 | -0.12% | |
Gasoline •18 mins | 1.975 | -0.007 | -0.33% | |
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 • 1 hour | 72.56 | +0.28 | +0.39% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.762 | -0.023 | -0.83% | ||
Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.208 | -0.005 | -0.21% |
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