Gold •144 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 973.90 | -1.20 | -0.12% | |
WTI Crude •16 mins | 71.23 | -0.01 | -0.01% | |
Gasoline •2 hours | 2.062 | +0.001 | +0.03% | |
Ethanol •144 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •144 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 144 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 144 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 16 mins | 75.14 | -0.03 | -0.04% | ||
Natural Gas • 16 mins | 3.415 | +0.286 | +9.14% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 hour | 2.278 | +0.003 | +0.13% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
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