| Gold •600 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,142.00 | -10.60 | -0.49% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 66.70 | +0.39 | +0.59% | |
| Gasoline •33 mins | 1.999 | +0.010 | +0.49% | |
| Ethanol •600 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •600 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 600 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 600 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 71.91 | +0.42 | +0.59% | ||
| Natural Gas • 12 mins | 3.007 | +0.022 | +0.74% | ||
| Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.714 | +0.036 | +1.33% |
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