| Gold •586 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,089.00 | -27.50 | -1.30% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.96 | -0.40 | -0.62% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.978 | -0.008 | -0.40% | |
| 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 | 68.65 | -0.39 | -0.56% | ||
| Natural Gas • 12 mins | 3.119 | -0.019 | -0.61% | ||
| Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.407 | -0.010 | -0.40% |
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