| Gold •586 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 2,107.50 | -9.00 | -0.43% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 64.61 | +0.25 | +0.39% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.987 | +0.002 | +0.09% | |
| Ethanol •586 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •586 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 586 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 586 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 69.38 | +0.34 | +0.49% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.094 | -0.044 | -1.40% | ||
| Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.419 | +0.002 | +0.08% |
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