| Gold •517 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,654.70 | +4.50 | +0.27% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.66 | +0.02 | +0.03% | |
| Gasoline •14 mins | 1.829 | -0.001 | -0.06% | |
| Ethanol •517 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •517 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 517 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 517 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 1 hour | 62.45 | -0.72 | -1.14% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.843 | +0.003 | +0.06% | ||
| Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.297 | -0.016 | -0.68% |
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