| Gold •594 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,061.20 | +42.90 | +2.13% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 62.50 | +0.17 | +0.27% | |
| Gasoline •15 mins | 1.916 | +0.001 | +0.07% | |
| Ethanol •594 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •594 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 594 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 594 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 67.61 | +0.19 | +0.28% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.013 | -0.018 | -0.59% | ||
| Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.411 | +0.020 | +0.85% |
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