Gold •172 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 942.20 | +5.80 | +0.62% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.80 | +0.34 | +0.49% | |
Gasoline •26 mins | 1.953 | +0.012 | +0.61% | |
Ethanol •172 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •172 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 172 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 172 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.24 | +0.30 | +0.41% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.911 | +0.163 | +4.35% | ||
Heating Oil • 19 mins | 2.252 | +0.020 | +0.90% |
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