| Gold •597 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,176.00 | +107.30 | +5.19% | |
| WTI Crude •17 hours | 66.48 | +0.08 | +0.12% | |
| Gasoline •17 hours | 1.997 | -0.009 | -0.46% | |
| Ethanol •597 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •597 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 597 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 597 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 16 hours | 71.76 | +0.10 | +0.14% | ||
| Natural Gas • 17 hours | 3.047 | +0.051 | +1.70% | ||
| Heating Oil • 17 hours | 2.586 | -0.029 | -1.11% |
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