Gold •160 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 948.10 | -1.00 | -0.11% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.50 | -0.09 | -0.13% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 1.952 | -0.005 | -0.27% | |
Ethanol •160 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 160 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 hour | 72.19 | +0.05 | +0.07% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.186 | +0.023 | +0.73% | ||
Heating Oil • 14 mins | 2.184 | -0.003 | -0.12% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
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