| Gold •590 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,077.10 | +55.40 | +2.74% | |
| WTI Crude •5 hours | 62.89 | +0.05 | +0.08% | |
| Gasoline •5 hours | 1.911 | -0.005 | -0.26% | |
| Ethanol •590 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •590 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 590 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 590 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 4 hours | 67.75 | +0.23 | +0.34% | ||
| Natural Gas • 5 hours | 3.243 | +0.026 | +0.81% | ||
| Heating Oil • 5 hours | 2.388 | -0.005 | -0.20% |
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