| Gold •595 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 2,083.60 | -29.30 | -1.39% | |
| WTI Crude •13 mins | 65.15 | -0.04 | -0.06% | |
| Gasoline •29 mins | 1.967 | -0.001 | -0.05% | |
| Ethanol •595 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •595 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 595 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 595 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 70.30 | -0.05 | -0.07% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.074 | +0.063 | +2.09% | ||
| Heating Oil • 15 mins | 2.515 | -0.004 | -0.16% |
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