Gold •148 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 937.00 | +5.20 | +0.56% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.80 | +0.08 | +0.12% | |
Gasoline •8 hours | 1.973 | -0.000 | -0.02% | |
Ethanol •148 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •148 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 148 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 148 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 6 hours | 73.28 | +0.45 | +0.62% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.281 | +0.077 | +2.40% | ||
Heating Oil • 6 hours | 2.210 | +0.007 | +0.30% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
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