Gold •172 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 935.80 | -0.60 | -0.06% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.75 | +0.29 | +0.42% | |
Gasoline •24 mins | 1.948 | +0.007 | +0.35% | |
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 | 73.19 | +0.25 | +0.34% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.868 | +0.120 | +3.20% | ||
Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.248 | +0.016 | +0.72% |
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