| Gold •592 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •14 mins | 2,055.10 | -22.00 | -1.06% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 62.88 | -0.01 | -0.02% | |
| Gasoline •14 mins | 1.907 | -0.004 | -0.20% | |
| Ethanol •592 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •592 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 592 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 592 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 67.74 | -0.01 | -0.01% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.041 | -0.202 | -6.23% | ||
| Heating Oil • 15 mins | 2.385 | -0.003 | -0.14% |
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