| Gold •594 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •20 mins | 2,066.20 | +47.90 | +2.37% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 62.53 | +0.20 | +0.32% | |
| Gasoline •21 mins | 1.916 | +0.002 | +0.09% | |
| 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 | 67.66 | +0.24 | +0.36% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.009 | -0.022 | -0.73% | ||
| Heating Oil • 23 mins | 2.405 | +0.014 | +0.59% |
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