| Gold •601 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •14 mins | 2,304.00 | +116.70 | +5.34% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 65.84 | +0.21 | +0.32% | |
| Gasoline •27 mins | 1.983 | +0.012 | +0.60% | |
| Ethanol •601 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •601 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 601 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 601 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 13 mins | 71.10 | +0.33 | +0.47% | ||
| Natural Gas • 20 mins | 2.911 | -0.004 | -0.14% | ||
| Heating Oil • 15 mins | 2.647 | -0.040 | -1.50% |
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