| Gold •516 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •14 mins | 1,633.00 | -44.40 | -2.65% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.21 | -0.11 | -0.19% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.857 | -0.012 | -0.65% | |
| Ethanol •516 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •516 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 516 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 516 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 63.00 | -0.17 | -0.27% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.909 | -0.012 | -0.24% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.332 | -0.008 | -0.36% |
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