| Gold •484 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,618.70 | +4.40 | +0.27% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.19 | -0.38 | -0.63% | |
| Gasoline •50 mins | 1.977 | -0.026 | -1.31% | |
| Ethanol •484 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •484 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | 
| Silver • 484 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 484 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 14 mins | 64.64 | -0.36 | -0.55% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.057 | +0.101 | +2.55% | ||
| Heating Oil • 18 mins | 2.417 | -0.044 | -1.77% | 
 
				 
				
				Contributor since: 21 Dec 2012
Philippe Herlin is a researcher in finance and junior lecturer at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris / Contributor on Goldbroker.com
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