Gold •160 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 943.30 | -5.80 | -0.61% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.32 | +0.73 | +1.06% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.975 | +0.018 | +0.93% | |
Ethanol •160 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 160 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.94 | +0.75 | +1.04% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.226 | +0.063 | +1.99% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.204 | +0.018 | +0.84% |
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