| Gold •516 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,666.00 | -11.40 | -0.68% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.37 | +0.05 | +0.08% | |
| Gasoline •14 mins | 1.867 | -0.002 | -0.09% | |
| 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 | 63.17 | +0.79 | +1.27% | ||
| Natural Gas • 12 mins | 4.884 | -0.037 | -0.75% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.341 | +0.001 | +0.03% |
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