Gold •96 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 983.90 | -3.20 | -0.32% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 76.53 | -0.61 | -0.79% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.134 | -0.020 | -0.92% | |
Ethanol •96 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •96 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 96 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 96 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 80.29 | -0.64 | -0.79% | ||
Natural Gas • 13 mins | 2.737 | -0.009 | -0.33% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.375 | -0.021 | -0.87% |
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