| Gold •604 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,373.50 | +133.90 | +5.98% | |
| WTI Crude •9 hours | 67.02 | +1.81 | +2.78% | |
| Gasoline •9 hours | 2.078 | +0.046 | +2.24% | |
| Ethanol •604 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •604 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 604 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 604 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 8 hours | 72.87 | +2.03 | +2.87% | ||
| Natural Gas • 9 hours | 2.859 | +0.032 | +1.13% | ||
| Heating Oil • 9 hours | 2.671 | +0.058 | +2.24% |
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